With the legislation to lower drug costs stalled in Congress and its fate uncertain, last week the Biden Administration took action that it hopes will lower drug costs for many seniors. Under a final rule issued last ...
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No Votes on Health Care or Social Security Issues This Week
After having come back in session after a two-week break, the House of Representatives is out of session again this week for a district work period. That means the members of the House are back in their districts meeting ...
Ask the Advisor: May 2022
To Manage Inflation How Much Extra Do I Need to Budget In 2022? Q: I was laid off from my job in 2020 when companies closed due to COVID-19. I decided to retire and started Social Security benefits in 2021. The 5.9 ...
Legislative Update: May 2022
What’s the Status of the $1,400 Stimulus Payments? By Doug Osborne, Legislative Liaison Soaring food prices are a major factor behind TSCL’s decision to continue working for passage of legislation to provide a $1,4 ...
Benefit Bulletin: May 2022
Seniors Feel Left Behind: Help Draft a “Senior Priority Plan” and Reset the Agenda in Congress By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board Our most recent Senior Survey revealed a few unpleasant truths about Social Secu ...
Whether We Want It Or Not, Medicare Is Transitioning To A Managed Care System
By Mary Johnson, editor Behind the scenes, traditional Medicare is quietly changing from a fee-for-service system that allows you to see any doctor and pays for all medically - necessary services, to one modeled m ...
How Has Inflation Affected Your Housing?
Housing takes the biggest chunk of most household budgets — about one - third to one - half of the monthly budget of older adults. TSCL’s latest Senior Survey indicates that steep inflation has many retirees postpon ...
As Inflation Soars, Older Consumers Take on More Debt
As prices for virtually everything soared over the past year, many older households are struggling to stay afloat. TSCL’s online survey, conducted from January through March of 2022, reveals that half of all survey ...
Who Will Pay Costs for Improving Nursing Home Staffing?
The Biden administration is pushing for increasing federal nursing home staffing requirements. That effort has entered the important rulemaking phase, which will determine what the staffing requirements will be. But n ...
Fight Over Alzheimer’s Drug May Not be Over
We have previously reported on the decision of Medicare to cover the cost of the very expensive and controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm only in very limited circumstances. The decision was important because the unu ...
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