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 ...
President Proposes New Rules for Medicare Enrollment
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules that would expand coverage for people with Medicare and advance health equity. ...
Talks on Important Drugs Have Begun
Discussions have started over the possibility of importing drugs from Canada as a way of lowering drug costs. The Food and Drug Administration (FDC) has begun talking with five states about how such a program could be im ...
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