If signed into law, S. 20 would establish a procedure to safeguard the Social Security trust funds. It would prevent the program’s excess funds from being used for any purpose other than to provide retirement security. ...

If signed into law, H.R. 111 would protect the Social Security and Medicare trust funds from the public debt limit. In the event of a government shutdown, it would ensure that Social Security monies are used only to pay ...

A new poll by TSCL finds that 49 percent older Americans would have to raid their retirement savings to raise $3,000 in an emergency. Another 29 percent said they would either borrow or use a line of credit. Fourteen per ...

If signed into law, the Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act would prevent Medicare Advantage plans from dropping physicians from their networks during the middle of the year, and it would require them to fi ...

If signed into law, the Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act would prevent Medicare Advantage plans from dropping physicians from their networks during the middle of the year, and it would require them to fi ...

What Do You Estimate Next Year's COLA Will Be? Q:  The COLA we received this year is a sham.  My meager increase was completely taken by rising Medicare premiums and heating bills over the winter.  Now other costs, pa ...

If signed into law, the Fair Raises for Seniors Act would adopt the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). It would also appl ...

If signed into law, the Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act would create six different demonstration projects that focus on the coordination of care and the delivery of medical ...

If signed into law, the Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act would create six different demonstration projects that focus on the coordination of care and the delivery of medical ...