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Because her stay was as an outpatient, not an inpatient, she also would not qualify for Medicare coverage of follow-up nursing home care, even though her doctor told her she needed it. To be eligible for nursing home care, beneficiaries must have spent at least three nights in the hospital admitted as an inpatient..Two powerful Senators from the President's party have also discussed this issue. According to the same report, the number two Republican in the Senate, John Thune of South Dakota has said, "We've got to fix that. It's going to take presidential leadership to do that, and it's going to take courage by the Congress to make some hard votes. We can't keep kicking the can down the road. I hope in a second term, he is interested," Thune said of Trump. "With his leadership, I think we could start dealing with that crisis. And it is a crisis.".The Senior Citizens League is opposed to the payroll tax cuts. To learn more visit..TSCL enthusiastically supports the Audiology Patient Choice Act and the Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act, and we look forward to working with their sponsors in the House and Senate to help build support for them. For more information, visit the Bill Tracking section of our website. For progress updates, follow TSCL on Twitter..This week, the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the Senate's new Better Care Reconciliation Act, and leaders in the Senate postponed a vote on it until after the week-long holiday recess..The survey found that a person receiving the national average Social Security benefit in 2000 - 6 per month - would have ,193.10 per month by 201However, because retiree costs are rising at a substantially faster pace than the COLA, that individual would require Social 0.30 more per month, or ,603.40 in 2018, just to maintain his or her 2000 level of buying power..After more than a decade of failed attempts to repeal and replace the sustainable growth rate the flawed formula that sets payment rates for doctors who treat Medicare patients Congress has finally succeeded in passing legislation to do away with it once and for all. In April, lawmakers in both the House and the Senate adopted a bipartisan bill that will permanently repeal the SGR, provide doctors with modest 0.5 percent payment updates over the next five years, and incentivize payment models that reward the coordination of medical care..Find low-cost vet services in your community Non-profit humane societies and SPCAs often organize low-cost vaccinations, spay/neuter surgery, and sometimes other services. Call your local animal shelter to find out if there's a program in your area..How Social Security Can Be Fixed Without Deep Cuts