TSCL has been urging our supporters for the last few weeks to get the second Covid booster and the seasonal flu vaccination as soon as possible. It is becoming even more important to do so as the cases of flu are rapidly ...
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Flu Season Off to a Roaring Start
US influenza hospitalizations are the highest they have been in the last 12 years at this point in the season, according to a new government report. More than 2,300 patients were admitted to US hospitals during the we ...
Ask the Advisor: November 2022
Will I Have A Tax Bill Next April? Q: My wife and I did not pay any tax for 2021. Our only income was $30,900 in Social Security and a $10,000 certificate of deposit which was earning next to zero interest. In 2022 ...
Best Ways to Save: November 2022
5 Common Complaints About Medicare Advantage Plans And What Can Be Done About Them Medicare Advantage plans are a popular choice for 48% of all Medicare beneficiaries — many of whom select their plan out of the need ...
Legislative Update: November 2022
Changes That Older Americans Support To Strengthen Social Security Benefits By Daisy Brown, Legislative Liaison No matter what their party leaning, older voters share some clear legislative priorities for Congress. ...
Benefit Bulletin: November 2022
Will The Social Security Benefits of One in Five Older Adults Become Taxable For First Time In 2022? By Edward Cates, Chairman of the Board, TSCL About one-out-of-five Social Security recipients whose incomes are s ...
21% Of Medicare Beneficiaries Have Applied For Extra Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs— Here’s How That Could Change.
Mary Johnson, Editor About one in five Medicare beneficiaries (21%) who participated in TSCL’s Senior Priority Plan Survey conducted from May - July, report that they filed an application for Medicare Extra Help over ...
How Will Prescription Drug Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act Affect Your Drug Costs in 2023?
Medicare will start negotiating drug prices starting in 2023, as implementation of drug provisions in the newly enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) gets underway, but savings will come gradually over several years. ...
Social Security COLA In 2023 Will Be 8.7%
Social Security beneficiaries will receive an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in January — one of the highest in the history of the program. The COLA, which is intended to protect the buying power of Social Securi ...
Limited Expansion of Medicare Coverage of Dental Care Could be Coming
TSCL has been pushing Congress to include Medicare coverage of dental care because so many seniors do not have dental insurance and good dental care is crucial for overall good health. Now, according to Kaiser Health ...
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