Since the start of COVID-19, many companies have jumped into the online Pharmacy business to compete with established drug chains that offer mail delivery services for prescriptions. Online pharmacies let you purchase me ...
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Be Prepared: Questions to Ask Your Member of Congress Before Voting
By Alex Moore As we mentioned in this issue’s lead article, the 2024 election will have immense consequences for America’s future, including that of its senior citizens. Candidates for Congress frequently schedule tow ...
Benefits Bulletin: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Addressing Social Security’s Financial Crisis—When They Know About It
By Edward Cates, Chairman of the Board, TSCL As a reader of the Advisor, you probably already know that Social Security faces deep financial woes, but most people around you probably don’t. Just 30 percent of American ...
Legislative Update: Proposed Legislation Would Soften Social Security’s Overpayment Recovery Policy
By Daisy Brown, Legislative Liaison, TSCL Each year, about 1 million Americans receive a bill in the mail from Social Security due to an overpayment from miscalculated benefits, according to 60 Minutes. Until this Mar ...
On the Issues: Democrats vs. Republicans on Key Issues for Seniors
By Alex Moore With the Presidency, the House of Representatives, and one-third of the Senate at stake, the 2024 election promises to have a deep impact on government policies that affect seniors like Social Security, ...
Think your Medical Bill isn’t quite Right?
Think your Medical Bill isn’t quite Right? It Might Pay to Ask Some Questions According to an article in Statnews: If you get a medical bill that you’re worried about, you should probably try to fight it, according ...
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) Accused of False Testimony
Drug middlemen, also known as PBMs, are accused of making false statements during congressional testimony last month as part of an investigation into the practices of these entities. House Oversight Chair James Comer ...
Medicare and Medicaid Services Statement
Last month, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services released this statement: In August 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law. The law improves Medicare by expanding benefits, ...
Congress Begins Race They Already Know They’ll Lose
For the last several years, at this same time, we have warned that the specter of a government shutdown looms because Congress hasn’t finished one of the most important things they are supposed to do: fund the federal go ...
Some Medicare Advantage Plans to Have Fewer Benefits
Medicare Advantage (MA) programs have become very popular among seniors over the last several years. However, recent studies have largely found that Medicare Advantage plans cost the government and taxpayers more than tr ...
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