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May 2002 Essma
Social Security & Medicare Question: How Can I Find A Good Nursing Home In My Area? Can you tell me how to find the nursing homes in our area that provide the best care?
Winner Of TSCL's "MVP" Award: Representative Bernie Sanders (I-VT) TREA Senior Citizens League (TSCL) recognized the legislative efforts of Vermont's Representative Bernard (Bernie) Sanders (I) in March. Is There A Lower Cost Alternative To That Prescription? Here's how to save money on your next prescription. No Peanuts For Notch Babies Many Notch Babies (those born from 1917 through 1926) hover close to poverty this year. Medicare Waste: $12 Billion Medicare improperly paid about $12.1 billion in fee-for-service claims for fiscal year 2001. What's New Online? Do Members of Congress Pay Into Social Security? What's the best way to make prescription drugs more affordable? Find answers to these questions and more... Ask the Advisor: Why Notch Babies Should Go 'Whole Hog' Considering how many are affected by the Notch, I'm wondering why someone doesn't pick up the pork barrel on Notch Reform. Why Regulatory Reform Is A Health Care Issue When it comes to health care -- doctors should be doctors and nurses should be nurses -- not paper pushers. Can We Guarantee Social Security Benefits? House leaders are advocating legislation to guarantee full Social Security benefits. Nursing Homes Lack Adequate Staff According to a new report by the Department of Health and Human Services, more than 90% of the nation's nursing homes have too few workers. "Superlative" CPI Could Cut COLAs The government is working on a new version of the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
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