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May 2000 Essma
Social Security & Medicare Questions
Q: It was my understanding that a widow 65 or older is entitled to 100% of her husband`s Social Security benefit. Recently I was told I was wrong. I was told that if I take my Social Security benefit at age 62 I am not entitled to 100% of the benefit my husband was receiving at the time of his death. Is this right? Social Security & Medicare Questions
Q: My mother was diagnosed as terminally ill, and hospice care started. Despite the doctor’s prognosis, my mother rallied. I took my mother out of hospice care and started providing home care myself, for 4 months until she was admitted to a nursing home. During this time my mother’s Medicare Summary Notice indicated that the hospice care agency continued to bill Medicare, both while she was in my care and even after she entered the nursing home. What should I do? The Senior Citizens League Announces First `MVP` Award Winners For Legislative Actions
Lump-Sum Notch Reform Legislation Sponsors Honored Crackdown On Medicare Fraud Nets Record Settlement
A crackdown on waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare is netting record settlements and improving the bottom line of the Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. CBO Increases Estimate of Medicare Part A Trust Fund Surplus By $175 Billion
The new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) could make it easier for Congress to take action on adding prescription drug coverage to Medicare. How Changes To The Consumer Price Index Affect Your COLA
Despite rapidly rising demand, high oil prices, and extremely tight labor markets, inflation has stayed exceptionally low in recent years. Social Security Earnings Test Repealed
An original feature of Social Security, the retirement earnings test, will no longer affect seniors working after reaching full retirement age. Legislative Update: Prescription Drugs: Why Not A Price War?
Helping seniors afford prescription drugs has become the leading senior issue in this session of Congress. Notch Bulletin: The `There Is No Notch` Myth
Why Notch Victims Must Keep The Faith And Keep Writing Prescription Drug Medicare Reform Plan Debated
Forming the basis of the prescription drug debate in Congress is a plan introduced by Senators John Breaux (D-LA) and Bill Frist (R-TN), “The Medicare Preservation and Improvement Act of 1999.” Caregiving Con Artists: Beware Of Financial Abuse By Family Or Caregivers
Seniors are increasingly the targets of fraud by people they trust—family members and caregivers. Five Myths About Retirement Plans
Once you hit age 70 1/2, retirement plan minimum withdrawal rules kick in. Free Drug Savings Program For TSCL Supporters
Stretch Your Prescription Drug Dollars With MatureRx Drug Savings Program
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