On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee met with officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Government Accountability Office to discuss the removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. According to Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger, more than one million seniors have been victims of identity theft in the past year, largely because the Medicare cards they are encouraged to carry everyday contain sensitive information..According to STATnews, "Amid intensifying anger over the rising cost of medicines, a key piece of data has been missing from the debate - the actual prices after accounting for rebates and discounts offered by drug makers to payers. Now, a new analysis has come up with some numbers and the results are illuminating: Over a recent 11-year period, net prices for hundreds of drugs rose 60%, which was 3.5 times the inflation rate..How do they claim benefits if the law prohibits illegals from collecting?.Talk to your doctor about the best schedule to resume routine or elective care. Be realistic. The above Medicare bulletin continues to recommend that people age 65 and over stay home when possible, continue to social distance by standing at least 6 feet away, wear a face mask, and keep washing hands! Stay safe..Senator Thune also said there are no plans for the Senate to stay in session longer than it normally would to get their work done. That means they will take their usual August break as well as the usual recesses during upcoming holidays..insurers have hiked premiums so high that policyholders have been forced to drop.TSCL's opposition to any Payroll tax cut stems in part from previous comments from some Congressional leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell In the past he has said:.I'm going to keep fighting to pass this bill. I'm also going to continue working to strengthen and expand Social Security going forward. The fact is, Social Security has a .9 trillion surplus. If we do nothing, Social Security will be safe for the next 17 years. With some modest adjustments, we can keep the Social Security system solvent for many more years and even increase benefits..in 2011 by switching drug plans. She was able to enroll in a plan that provided

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Early last year, prior to even knowing the impact of the pandemic, the Social Security Trustees forecast that the financing of the Social Security Trust Funds would turn negative this year. The Social Security Trustees forecast that the Social Security retirement and survivors trust fund would receive a total of 5.6 billion in 2021 but estimated that program costs would be more than ,019.2 billion..Increasing the payroll tax rate gradually by around 1 percent for both workers and employers. Doing so would amount to an additional 50 cents per week for the average American worker an amount that TSCL feels is reasonable..A family relative helps care for my son and keeps my Mom company during the day. She is paid minimum wage through a state Medicaid family caregiver program for which my son is eligible. This program is keeping both my son, and Mom out of the nursing home, and allowing me to earn a modest income just to put toward our bills. … Continued

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By U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger.To learn more, see the Medicare Publication "Are You A Hospital Inpatient or Outpatient" Publication No.1143Call Medicare at..It is far easier for physicians than hospitals to opt out of taking Medicare patients. Most hospitals must accept them since they rely on Medicare payments to fund inpatient stays, doctor training and other functions. … Continued

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