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January 2007 Essma
Questions & Answers
My wife Janet turned 65 years old the 4th of December. She is still working as a nurse and intends to keep working until she is 65 and 9 months old and then apply for Social Security. Does she need to apply for Medicare now? — E. Ask The Advisor: No Longer Enrolled In Drug Plan, Now What?
I just discovered that my 83-year old mother who is in the early stages of Alzheimer's is no longer enrolled in her drug plan. I was also told that the annual enrollment period is over and that she may have to wait until next November to enroll and then pay a penalty! This is outrageous! Mom used to get her prescriptions through our state Medicaid program. Last year she was transferred into a Medicare Part D drug plan, but got "Extra Help" that paid for her costs. We didn't have to do anything. Now what can we do? Legislative Update: TSCL Makes Strides In Advancing Major Issues in 2006
TSCL's legislative staff made major strides defending your earned benefits in 2006. Notches Create Marked Inequities
Notch Reform remains high on TSCL's agenda for 2007. Social Security & Medicare Advisor Forecast: Medicare Premiums May Take Stunning Leap Next Year
Many of you rang in the New Year with one of the lowest Medicare Part B premium increases in six years. TSCL Efforts Help Halt U.S. Seizures of Drugs From Canada
Pressure from TSCL ,and hundreds of our members and supporters, is helping to make it easier for seniors to import less costly drugs from Canada. Immigration and Social Security Reform Top President’s Agenda: TSCL Wary of COLA Cuts
President Bush recently announced that immigration and Social Security reform are top items on his 2007 agenda.
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