Once again, TSCL is the source that national reporters go to for information about Social Security and Medicare. In an article titled “Here’s What the Average Social Security Payment Will Be in Summer 2023,” the web ...
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GOP Senator Wants More Pressure on PBMs
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wants to see his party’s leadership turn up the pressure on pharmacy benefit managers. “They talk in such generalities on this subject that it’s difficult for me to tell where they’re comi ...
Ongoing Fight Over Efforts to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
After losing the drug pricing fight on Capitol Hill, PhRMA, the lobbying arm of the big drug companies, is taking its battle to the courts. The pharmaceutical industry’s biggest lobbying group filed a lawsuit challeng ...
Senate Works on Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee has passed bipartisan legislation that improves the transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) so patients can know what they’re expected to pay an ...
Social Security, Medicare Threatened Once Again with Cuts
While spending for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid does not need to be appropriated each year because they are “mandatory spending,” what TSCL is watching this year is authorizing legislation that Congress could ...
Legislative Update: Low-Income Seniors At Risk of Losing Medicaid Coverage As States Trim Rolls
By Daisy Brown, TSCL Legislative Liaison Millions of the lowest–income and most vulnerable older Americans are undergoing an unprecedented nationwide review of Medicaid enrollees. Every state in the nation has been tr ...
Benefit Bulletin: More Older Americans Are Living In Poverty, Here’s How We Can Fix That
Edward Cates, Chairman of the Board, TSCL Poverty has increased among Americans aged 65 and up. According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, it grew from 8.9% in 2020 to 10.3% in 2021. TSCL was concerned to l ...
Cost of Living Adjustment For 2024 Likely To Be 3%
By Mary Johnson, editor Inflation is now at its lowest point in the past year. I’m overjoyed to see the price of eggs come down, although we still haven’t gotten back to $1.20 per dozen yet. One long-time neighbor of ...
Ask The Advisor: July/August 2023
Q: How would cost of living adjustments be affected if Congress used the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly instead of the one currently used? A: One of TSCL’s top legislative priorities is to work with Congress to ...
Medicare Costs Can Take Surprising Portion of Household Budget
Many new Medicare beneficiaries are surprised by the amount of household spending that gets gobbled up by Medicare premiums, out-of-pocket costs, and uncovered care. Those healthcare costs tend to be among the fastest - ...
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