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September 1999 Essma
Social Security & Medicare Questions
Q: I`ve heard recently that the government will no longer send Social Security checks, and that to get our benefits, we will have to have a bank account for direct deposit. In my area the banks require a bigger minimum balance than the size of my check and the monthly fees can run $7 or more. I`ve been getting my check cashed by a relative for free. I can hardly get by on my Social Security check now and can`t afford a lot of bank fees. What can I do? Social Security & Medicare Questions
Q: My husband is a nursing home patient. Medicare did not cover the bills and we did not have nursing home insurance. Now I have to file for Medicaid. I own a home in my name only from a previous marriage. Will it be considered when determining my husband`s eligibility? Readers' Mail: CPI-the Ultimate In Deception!
The CPI should be scrapped! Congressional Corner from Representative Jo Ann Emerson: Notch Reform Bills Reintroduced
On the opening day of the 106th Congress, I re-introduced my two Notch bills, the "Notch Baby Act of 1999" (H.R.120) and the "Notch Baby Health Care Relief Act" (H.R.122). Is Your Average Monthly Benefit Keeping Up?
Average Monthly Benefits with CPI-W vs Average Monthly Benefits with CPI-E Living Woman Reported Dead
Social Security & Medicare Cut Off Don't Put Off Planning for Long-Term Care & Protecting Your Assets!
Frequently we put off making a plan for long-term care, but it`s too risky to do so. Beware Of This Medicaid Trap!
My folks worked almost 50 years on a farm in Iowa and managed to save a little nest egg for their future years. Legislative Update: Spending Reductions In Senior Programs Account For 25% of Additional Budget Surplus
Reductions in spending on Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (COLAs), Medicare, and Medicaid have created more than one quarter of an additional $295 billion budget surplus announced by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in July of 1999. Notch Bulletin: Notch Reform Needs More Tea In The Harbor
Here are two dictionary definitions I think are interesting: Notch Reform Bills Reintroduced by Emerson to Cover 10-Year Notch Period
Notch Reform moved a step in the right direction recently when Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) reintroduced two bills. Budget Cuts Hit Medicare Beneficiaries
Some of the nation`s most ill and most frail seniors are finding themselves shut out of nursing homes or experiencing difficulty getting the care they need from home health care agencies.
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