(Washington, DC) The average Social Security benefit would increase an additional $30 per month in 2020, if legislation under consideration in the House is signed into law before the end of the year, according to a new ...
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Millions of Retirees Spend $5,000 Annually on Medicare Premiums
(Washington, DC) An estimated 10 million Medicare beneficiaries who are covered by a Medigap policy and a Part D plan, will spend about $5,000 in 2019 ($416 month) just for Medicare premiums, according to a national sur ...
Q & A: November 2019
What to Do When Your Doctor Prescribes an Expensive Medication that Your Insurance Doesn’t Cover Q: My doctor prescribed a new drug but, when I tried to fill it the first time, I learned that my drug plan does not co ...
Did Inflation Really Drop?
By Mary Johnson, editor Inflation, as measured by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index, has taken a deep tumble over the past year, meaning older Americans will have to settle for a cost-of-living ...
The Senior Citizens League’s Legislative Update
This week President Trump signed an executive order that will make Medicare encourage seniors to consider enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan instead of its traditional coverage. More than a third of seniors are now ...
TSCL Weekly Legislative Update For the Week Ending September 27, 2019
As has been expected, the Senate passed a CR (continuing resolution) this week that will keep the federal government open until Nov. 21. The House had previously passed the bill and a spokesman for President Trump has i ...
Fastest Growing Retiree Prices, August 2018-August 2019
Fastest Growing Retiree Prices, August 2018-August 2019 Item Percent Increase Intercity bus fare 21.8% Health insurance 18.6% Repair of household items 8.7% Men’s outerwea ...
Social Security COLA Drops to 1.6 Percent For 2020
(Washington, DC) The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 will be considerably lower than the 2.8 percent COLA received this year, according to a new estimate from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). ...
Benefit Bulletin: September 2019
One Third of TSCL Survey Respondents Have Not Received Routine Dental Care in Two Years By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board One-out-of-three adults covered by Medicare is not getting regular routine dental care, ...
Part D Drug Price Variance Report
Part D Drug Price Variance Report ...
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