By Daisy Brown, Legislative Liaison, TSCL Seniors have cause to rejoice. The Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill long in the making, finally passed the U.S. Senate and was signed by the President on Januar ...
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Best Ways to Save: Refresh Your Wardrobe With Online Consignment Stores
By Alex Moore The typical senior household spends nearly 2 percent of its budget on clothing and apparel, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That isn’t all seniors, though. Aging fashion-lovers often spend m ...
On Providers Changing Networks
By Susan Stewart, Licensed Insurance Agent Medicare Open Enrollment has ended for 2025, and one of the biggest challenges I’ve seen across all 37 states I’m licensed in this year is providers, including primary care p ...
Medicare to Begin Covering Traditional Health Practices for Native Americans
By Alex Moore According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), American Indians and Alaska Natives experience severe health disparities compared to the general U.S. population and are more likely t ...
COLA Would be Higher With a Better Index
By Edward Cates, Chairman, TSCL This October, the Social Security Administration announced that the 2025 COLA, implemented this month, would be 2.5 percent. This increase is the average yearly inflation for the third ...
Initial Prediction for 2026 COLA: 2.5%
For Immediate Release: December 11, 2024 Initial Prediction for 2026 COLA: 2.5% The Senior Citizen’s League (TSCL) predicts that the 2026 COLA will come in at 2.5%, based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics d ...
November 2024
As the end of 2024 approaches, Congress struggles with what final legislation to pass. Any bills that have been introduced but do not pass by the time it adjourns will be dead. That means they would have to be re-introdu ...
The Social Security and Medicare Advisor Nov-Dec 2024
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Critical Social Security Legislation
By Alex Moore After an arduous legislative journey, the House of Representatives is poised to finally vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82. The Bill: This bill seeks to repeal two Social Security ru ...
Changes Coming to Your Social Security Online Services
By Alex Moore Did you create your Social Security online account before September 18, 2021? Do you sign in to access your benefits with a “my Social Security” account? If so, it’s essential that you go online and upda ...