The Social Security Trust Funds are estimated to have enough revenue to pay scheduled benefits on time and in full for the next ten years. Yet apprehension over the potential for a national debt default and the potential ...
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Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Hearing on Fraud
Last month, the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing to discuss the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) responsibility to do more to protect Americans from Social Security number (SSN)-related ...
Health Care Hearing
The Ways and Means Health Subcommittee also held a hearing last month to examine how and why healthcare costs have risen so much. In his opening statement at the hearing, subcommittee Chairman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) sa ...
House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee Hold Hearings on Social Security Fraud, Health Care Costs
Last month, the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing to discuss the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) responsibility to do more to protect Americans from Social Security number (SSN)-related ...
Congressman John Larson – Press Brief
Congressman John Larson (CT-1), minority leader of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, held a press conference on May 23rd announcing his intent to re-introduce The Social Security 2100 ...
National Patient Safety Board
Last year legislation was introduced in Congress to establish a national patient safety board to identify and anticipate significant harm in health care, provide expertise to study the context and causes of harm and solu ...
Congress Back at Work this Week
Congress has been in recess for the Memorial Day holiday, although they managed to pass the crucial bill to raise the debt ceiling during recess. They are back in session this week and will be working for the next three ...
Seniors Dodge Catastrophe This Time, but Will They in Two Years?
By far, the biggest accomplishment by Congress this year has been the passage of legislation to raise the government’s debt ceiling. Although defaulting on the U.S. Government’s debts would have had drastic consequences ...
Get Your Retirement Back on Track
Veteran financial journalist Mark Miller’s new book, Retirement Reboot: Commonsense Financial Strategies for Getting Back on Track, serves as a guide for the millions of Americans who aren’t financially prepared for ...
This is not a paid advertisement: 23% Of TSCL Survey Participants Use GoodRx Coupons, And So Do I
By Mary Johnson, Editor One out of four Medicare beneficiaries have discovered the value of using GoodRx coupons as a backup to Medicare drug coverage, according to a surprise finding in TSCL’s 2023 Senior Survey, and ...