Older adults are at particularly high risk for serious illness with the coronavirus, and almost everyone age 65 and older is covered by Medicare. Healthcare policy experts are closely watching how unanticipated increase ...
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Weekly Update for Week Ending July 3, 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 ...
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Weekly Update for Week Ending June 27, 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 ...
Half of Retirees Report Paying Tax on Social Security Benefits for 2019
(Washington, DC) – Half of retirees participating in a new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) say they paid income taxes on a portion of their Social Security benefit income for the 2019 tax year. “There was no ...
Update for Week Ending May 22, 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 ...
Social Security Benefits Lose 30% of Buying Power Since 2000 No COLA Likely For 2021
(Washington, DC) – Social Security benefits have lost 30 percent of buying power since 2000, according to the latest Social Security Loss of Buying Power study released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “This ...
Loss of Buying Power Study 2020
Loss of Buying Power Report & Methodology 9.2020 2020 Loss of Buying Power Study Social Security Benefits Lose 30% Of Buying Power Since 2000 The Senior Citizens League Mary Johnson, Social Security Policy Analys ...
Where do the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Social Security?
The non-partisan Center for Retirement Research at Boston College released the following comparison to help you learn where the candidates stand on Social Security: https://crr.bc.edu/newsroom/2020-presidential-candid ...
Where Are All the Medical Masks?
By Mary Johnson, editor Why is the United States running out of medical masks for healthcare workers and patients? How did our healthcare system fail to provide the most basic and inexpensive protective equipment nee ...
Medicare’s Home Health Care Benefits Become Harder to Get
The decision can be abrupt and arbitrary. A home health worker tells you, “Your husband (mom, dad, sister, brother) isn’t getting any better, we’ve done all we can do, and now we can’t continue services, because Medicar ...
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