During the coronavirus pandemic, health care in the United States, or at least certain parts of it, has received more attention than ever before.  As a society we have paid a terrible price for the lack of preparation re ...

There is a misconception that all veterans can get health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs.  But that is not true.  To get health care there a veteran must have a VA-rated disability. TSCL has many vete ...

Legislation to Control Drug Prices Possible This Year? Given the above story about how Medicare users pay so much more for drugs than Medicaid users, could this be the year we finally win? According to an article i ...

Last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report that revealed Medicare outpatient plans are three times more expensive for the same drugs as those covered by Medicaid. According to Bloomberg News, “B ...

How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Taxes for 2020? The 2020 tax document gathering season is here, and this year holds even greater challenges than usual for taxpayers.  According to TSCL’s annual Senior Surveys, about 50 ...

Would My Mother’s Social Security or Medicare Benefits Be Affected If Her Home is Sold? Q:  At age 87, my mom, who was widowed several years ago, is in need of assisted living and we are thinking of selling her home t ...

Are You Ready For a COVID-19 Vaccine? By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board, TSCL An unprecedented nationwide effort to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 is underway, and older adults are among the first on the ...

By Mary Johnson, editor Are you one of the 62%?  This is a term that I invented for Medicare beneficiaries with a Medigap supplement whose premiums have increased by 62% or more since 2016, like mine.  If that’s you, ...

Before 2020 came to an end, a new forecast from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that Medicare’s Part A Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund is running out of money two years earlier than previously expected ...

A report came out this weekend about the possibility of new major cuts to Medicare.  This could result because of Senate rules about how many votes it takes to pass legislation. Because just one Senator can stall legi ...