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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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?…
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…
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.…
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…
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…