This week, lawmakers in the House adopted the Senate-passed fiscal 2018 budget resolution, and one committee met to discuss the challenges of aging with disabilities.…
Would Tax Reform Affect My IRA and 401(k)? Q: Can you tell me what sort of tax reforms have been proposed, and what might that…
(Washington, DC) – Social Security beneficiaries have lost nearly one – third of their buying power since 2000, according to the 2017 Social Security Loss…
TSCL Loss of Buying Power Study 2017
(Washington, DC) – Medicare doesn’t have the authority to negotiate drug prices, leaving millions of older Americans at risk of price gouging for their prescription…
(Washington, DC) – The House fiscal year 2018 budget resolution includes instructions for creating an unusual Social Security “reform trigger” and sets up an expedited…
Q: Can you tell me how I can find out what my benefit and probable income from Social Security would be? I’ve heard some complaints…
Is This “Ageism?” Q: A 63 year old acquaintance told me that she’s having trouble finding another job despite having worked professionally for years. She…
How Capping Medicaid Would Affect Low – Income Medicare Recipients Medicaid plays an essential role for both low–income older Americans and middle-income older people who…
By Mary Johnson, editor The GOP’s health legislation now in the Senate includes provisions affecting almost everyone, including older people on Medicare and Medicaid. The…

