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Put a medical emergency plan into place, before you need one: Having no plan for emergencies, especially if you live alone, or with a spouse who also needs special care means you need to have a medical emergency plan in case something happens to you. Often doctors will order observation care when you are too sick to safely go home. Although this can still occur even with the best-laid plan, you may be able to reduce the length of an observation stay if you have someone who will take care of you once you are released..This week, the implementation of President Obama's recent immigration orders was halted by a federal court ruling. In addition, The Senior Citizens League announced its support for one new piece of legislation..When Franklin Roosevelt signed Social Security into law as part of.Seniors born from 1917 through 1926 often receive lower benefits than do other retirees with almost identical work and earnings records. Although reductions of about 10 percent for average earners was expected at the time of the changes, Notch babies were often affected by disparities of 20 percent or more, because a phase-in benefit formula failed..The U.S. Supreme Court decision on immigration has significant consequences for Social Security and Medicare, says a recent report by The Senior Citizens League. "President Obama's executive actions on immigration would have provided long - term access to Social Security and Medicare benefits for people who worked in this country illegally, even though the newly - issued green cards are only temporary," says TSCL Chairman Ed Cates.In real terms, if a household heating oil tank holds 400 gallons, a fill up in 2000 cost 0. That was slightly more than half the average monthly Social Security benefit of 6 in 2000. The householder still had 6 left to buy groceries and pay for prescriptions. In 2013, the same fill-up cost ,600 - almost 40 percent more than the average monthly benefit of ,14The householder had to take 3 from savings, a line of credit, or another income source to cover the balance of the fill-up..By Representative John Garamendi.That's why I introduced the Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act to give seniors on Social Security, veterans, and people with disabilities a one-time payment of 1 to help cover this gap. The bill is fully paid for by closing a tax loophole that allows corporations to write off obscene bonuses to top executives as business expenses for their taxes..The Senior Citizens League encourages its supporters to attend these events and to ask important questions of their elected officials, like the following four…