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September 2000 Essma
TSCL Member Benefits
Save Up To 50% on Assistive Products! Social Security & Medicare Questions
Q: I worked for 22 years and paid Social Security taxes. Then I got a job with the University of Illinois and did not have to pay Social Security tax. When I retire soon, I will get only a small pension, about $2,500 per month after 24 years of service. As I understand it, I could get as little as $200 per month in Social Security benefits instead of the approximately $700 I could otherwise expect because of the Social Security `Windfall` rules. Now $2,500 hardly seems like a windfall to me; certainly not enough to justify such a large reduction in Social Security benefits. Scam Alert: Protect Your Social Security Number
In March of 1997, John Stevens, a 72-year old retired Air Force officer, received a phone call from a bank demanding payment on a Jeep Cherokee he never purchased. Readers` Mail: Numbers Don`t Add Up
Social Security payments are projected to exceed payroll taxes in the foreseeable future. Notch Bulletin: When It Comes To Notch Reform, Numbers Count
What should be the number one priority for the federal budget surplus; tax cuts, adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare, increasing COLAs, or paying off debt owed to the Social Security Trust Fund? More HMOs Withdraw From Medicare
An estimated 934,000 Medicare recipients will need to find a new health care plan by the beginning of next year. Medicare Overcharged For Drugs
But House GOP Moves to Protect Drug Manufacturers Legislative Update: House Prescription Bill Raises Questions
Senate Proposes Compromise With Trade-offs Health-Care Providers May Get Increase
In June, 130 residents of Jefferson Park Center, a nursing home in Charlottesville, Virginia, learned they had less than 90 days to move. Drug Assistance Program Can Help-If You Can Navigate the Paper Trail
Is there any help for low-income seniors to obtain prescription drugs? Congressional Corner from Senator Richard Shelby: Social Security Benefits Should Not Be Taxed!
It might surprise you to know that your Social Security benefits are subject to tax.
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