(Washington, DC) – Sixty - six percent of retirees report spending more than $375 a month on healthcare costs according to a recent survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “That figure is almost one quarter of the ...
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Q & A: October 2020
Is Medicare Doing Anything to Help Nursing Home Patients? Q: My 94-year-old mom has been living with me for the past five years. Since the coronavirus pandemic started, her dementia has worsened rapidly. Recently sh ...
Ask the Advisor: October 2020
Is Low Cost Dental Insurance A Good Reason to Switch Health Plans? Q: I don’t have dental insurance and pay out of pocket. I know I will need to get some expensive work done at some point in the next year or two. I ...
Benefit Bulletin: October 2020
If Your Income Has Dropped in 2020, Consider a Benefits Check Up By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board Forty-eight percent of participants in TSCL’s recent Senior Cost Survey say they have gone without essentials ...
Weekly Update for Week Ending October 10, 2020
Despite the coronavirus emergency, TSCL is continuing its fight for you to protect your Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. We have had to make some adjustments in the way we carry on our work, but we have ...
Weekly Update for Week Ending September 19, 2020
Despite the coronavirus emergency, TSCL is continuing its fight for you to protect your Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. We have had to make some adjustments in the way we carry on our work, but we have ...
Q & A: September 2020
Why Did Dad Get a Bill for $2,944 After Hospitalization for COVID-19? Q: Why did Dad get a bill for $2,944 after his recent hospitalization due to COVID-19? I thought emergency legislation required coronavirus care ...
Ask the Advisor: September 2020
How Would a Payroll Tax Cut Impact Social Security Benefits? Q: How would President Trump’s Executive Order cutting payroll taxes affect Social Security? I recall, there was a payroll tax cut in the stimulus package ...
Weekly Update for Week Ending September 12, 2020
Despite the coronavirus emergency, TSCL is continuing its fight for you to protect your Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. We have had to make some adjustments in the way we carry on our work, but we have ...
Benefit Bulletin: August 2020
Coronavirus Has Devastating Impact On Nursing Homes: Full Scope Still Unclear By Rick Delaney COVID-19 has been particularly dangerous for older and sicker people living in nursing homes. One example of just how q ...
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