Q: Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he will not enroll in Medicare on his 65th birthday. How does that work? I’ll turn 65 in September and have excellent health coverage that I would prefer to keep. A: Befo ...

What is the status of the Social Security Totalization Agreement With Mexico? Q: Could you tell me the status of the Social Security agreement with Mexico? There hasn’t seemed to be much news about it recently. If we ...

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Q: What is TSCL? A: TSCL (TREA Senior Citizens League) consists of vocally active senior citizens concerned about the protection of their Social Security, Medicare, and veteran or military retiree benefits. TSCL was f ...

Q: Did Members of Congress receive a COLA this year? If so did they get more than the 3.6% that seniors received? Is it true they don’t pay into Social Security? A: Congress did not receive any automatic pay adjustmen ...

Q: The news media has me confused regarding what is included in the CPI. I understand, according to the media, that the CPI does not include food or fuel. I wondered how that could be since they would be two of the large ...

Q: Did Congress get a cost-of-living adjustment this year? In 2010, my grocery bills went up 16.5%, gasoline up — 30%, property taxes up — 55%, utilities up — 17%. With no Social Security COLA, it is getting imposible to ...

If signed into law, the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) Act would amend the Social Security Act with regard to the annual cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) Social Security beneficiaries receive. Current ...

Q:  Did Congress get a cost-of-living adjustment this year?  In 2010, my grocery bills went up 16.5%, gasoline up — 30%, property taxes up — 55%, utilities up — 17%.  With no Social Security COLA, it is getting imposible ...