How Changes to Health Policy Could Affect Medicaid TSCL has growing concerns that too little thought is going into what changes to our nation’s healthcare system would mean for older adults — particularly those who de ...
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Lift The Debt Limit! 95% Older Americans Say That Government Must Repay Money Borrowed From Social Security Trust Fund
(Washington, DC) – The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) is calling on Congressional leadership to lift the federal budget debt ceiling and prevent a default on the federal debt — including the debt held by the Social Sec ...
New Audits Reveal Widespread Overcharging By Medicare Advantage Plans
Why You Should Be Worried By Mary Johnson, editor Medicare Advantage plans are booming in popularity with retirees, as a low-cost health coverage alternative. In 2016, the plans cover more than 18 million people, ...
Video: Hospital Surprise: Medicare’s Observation Care
By Francis Ying and Thu Nguyen and Lynne Shallcross, August 29, 2016, with permission from Kaiser Health News Hospitals provide observation care for patients who are not well enough to go home but not sick enough to b ...
2017 COLA Announcement
(Washington, DC) –Today’s announcement of a 0.3 percent cost - of - living adjustment (COLA) is another major disappointment to the 60 million people who depend on Social Security, says The Senior Citizens League (TSCL.) ...
2016 Annual Survey of Senior Costs
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Senate Committee Tries To Kill Free Medicare Counseling
By Mary Johnson, editor What do flea treatments for dogs, duck eggs, home made pickles, and a pair of overalls have to do with Medicare? These were gifts from friends and neighbors who insisted on giving me something ...
Expenditure Comparisons
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Table 1 – CPI versus Actual COLA
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How Social Security Website May Be Locking Out People It Aims To Protect
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