This week, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial health of the programs. In addition, Senator David Vitter’s (LA)…
Medicare’s Doctor Payment Formula Breeds Uncertainty By Legislative Analyst, Jessie Gibbons Fourteen times in the last ten years, lawmakers have voted to override mandated pay…
This week, Senate Budget Chair Kent Conrad (ND) released his Fiscal Commission Budget Plan, which would overhaul the tax code and make major changes to…
TSCL would like to remind you that both Houses of Congress have adjourned for a spring recess and are expected to return to Capitol Hill…
This week, action on Capitol Hill slowed down as both Houses of Congress adjourned for a spring recess. Meanwhile, members of TSCL’s staff marched up…
This week on Capitol Hill, the House took up Budget Chair Paul Ryan’s (WI-1) fiscal 2013 budget proposal, and TSCL saw support grow for three…
This week, The Senior Citizens League’s legislative team met with several Members of Congress and their top staff to discuss key issues affecting seniors, and…
Administration Making Efforts To Rein In Medicare Fraud By Jarrad Hensley, TSCL Legislative Assistant Medicare fraud, abuse, and wasteful spending are problems that continue to…
Action on Capitol Hill was slow this week as Members of the House returned to their districts for a week-long recess, and most Members of…
This week, the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a hearing on the controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), and two committees overwhelmingly approved…