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Womens Health Policy Issue Brief How Obgyns Adapted Provision Of Sexual And Reproductive Health Care During The Covid 19 PandemicEconomic forecasts for 2013 warn of a financial crisis ahead. Nobody is feeling it more acutely than seniors living on fixed incomes. Retirees and disabled adults won't see much of a cost-of-living adjustment increase in benefits this year. At 1.7%, the 2013 is one of the lowest ever paid, not counting 2010 and 2011 when no COLA was payable at all. Timing couldn't be worse..What do you feel are Medicare's major problem areas, and how do you feel they should be addressed?.Once again this week the impeachment of President Trump dominated the news involving Congress and Washington in general. Even so, work continued on a host of other issues, many of which are of great importance to seniors. … Continued
