Congress began a two-week break starting today, Monday. While committee work will continue, there will be no votes on the floor of either house until they return. Many of the members will be in their home states or di ...
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Will New Covid Wave hit the U.S. Late This Year?
Just when it feels like we are starting to get back to normal we are being warned: the next wave of Covid-19 is coming, and in some parts of the United States, it is already here. This time it is BA.2, a subvariant of ...
New Covid information Site Announced
Last week the Biden Administration launched a new covid information website that is meant to be a one-stop shop for everything from free high-quality masks to antiviral pills. The website, COVID.gov, follows through o ...
Bill to Lower Insulin Cost Passes House
Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would cap the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients. Experts say the legislation would provide significant relief for privately insured pati ...
President Seeks to Prepare for Future Pandemics
Even as we seem to be getting back to normal in our everyday lives, the new Omicron subvariant virus is spreading in the nation. While it seems to be even more contagious than the original Omicron, it does not generally ...
President Again Calls for Lower Drug Prices in his New Budget Proposal
It was just three weeks ago that Congress finally passed legislation to fund the federal government for the rest of the current 2022 fiscal year. Now, President Biden has sent to Congress his proposed budget for fiscal y ...
Q & A: March/April 2022
Q: I Need Help With Healthcare Costs, But My Income Is Too High. What Can I Do? Since getting COVID a year ago, I’ve developed asthma after having no asthma symptoms for over 35 years. Now I need a medication to pre ...
Ask the Advisor: March/April 2022
What Is The Status of Efforts To Reduce This Year’s Medicare Part B Premium? Q: Earlier this year I read that Medicare has been directed to reassess the 2022 Part B premium increase. Will this mean the Part B premium ...
Benefit Bulletin: March/April 2022
Many Low Income Seniors Likely to See Cuts By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board Consider this. The next time you meet someone over the age of 62, there’s a 50% chance that person may be having trouble affording ...
You Aren’t Over Reacting. Inflation Really Is Worse Than They’re Telling Us
By Mary Johnson, editor Social Security recipients were short-changed last year at the very same time food prices forced roughly half of all older adults to apply for food stamps or to visit food pantries. The 1.3% c ...
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