This week, Members of Congress passed a one-year “doc fix” to prevent a 24 percent pay cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients, and House…
This week, lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill and continued their work on repealing and replacing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, which is used to…
This week, Members of the House and Senate adjourned for a week-long recess. In the meantime, lawmakers continued to work on legislation to repeal and…
This week, talks to repeal and replace the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula continued, but lawmakers revealed that a temporary “doc fix” might be necessary.…
This week, President Obama released his fiscal 2015 budget blueprint. In addition, The Senior Citizens League’s (TSCL’s) Board of Trustees traveled to Capitol Hill to…
Two Provisions That Can Reduce Or Eliminate Social Security Benefits By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant The odds are high that someone you know is receiving…
This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its preliminary 2015 payment rate changes for the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. In addition,…
This week, Members of Congress adjourned for the holiday recess. In the meantime, a group of lawmakers expressed concerns about scheduled cuts to the Medicare…
This week, both chambers of Congress cleared a clean increase in the debt ceiling, and The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) saw three key bills gain…
This week, lawmakers serving on three separate committees reached an agreement on the policy parameters for repealing and replacing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.…