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Now let's say her husband, a construction worker, makes about ,000 a year. He purchased fake papers on the black market and gave his employers what looked like a Social Security number. Under current law employers are not required to verify the Social Security numbers of employees. Employers are, however, required to withhold taxes and report wages to the Social Security Administration, which they do..If enacted, this bill would address one of the key areas currently missing from our prescription drug market - competition. Just as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is already able to negotiate lower drug prices for its patients, Medicare should be given the freedom to do the same..Annual limits on out-of-pocket costs: Unlike Medigap supplements, MA plans have annual out-of-pocket limits, which can vary and rise annually. In 2016 the maximum annual out-of-pocket that plans can charge is ,700, so your costs would need to be that much before catastrophic coverage begins. On the other hand, the limit protects you in years when you have very high out-of-pocket costs. Medigap plans may have lifetime limits that you could potentially exceed as you get older and sicker..TSCL continues to support efforts to lower prescription drug prices and we will be watching this very carefully as things develop in the next few weeks..Since 2007 the government has determined Part B premiums based on income. The government uses the most current tax return to determine income. For 2011, your mother's 2009 income was used. Individuals with incomes over ,000 or married couples with incomes of 0,000 are subject to the higher premiums. The healthcare reform legislation passed in 2010 expanded "means testing" to include Part D. Based on income, seniors pay a monthly surcharge of to .10 on top of the premium charged by their plan..In 2016 the COLA was zero and Part B premiums rose by 16.1 percent. In 2017 the COLA was just 0.3 percentage point, and Part B premiums rose by 10 percent. "Those premium spikes were due in large part to the cost-shifting effect created when no COLA was payable," Johnson notes..As a place to start contact your local senior centers and Area Agencies on Aging. Seniors centers can help with services that include:.cuts 0 billion from Medicare funding, and would cause the Medicare Trust Fund to go insolvent almost immediately,.TSCL's Board of Trustees Meets with Members of Congress

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Learn all your options for health and drug plans by using Medicare's health plan finder FIRST: We recommend using this tool rather than attempting to check plans or insurers individually, which could rapidly become overwhelming and aggravating. You can contact insurers for details later when you have narrowed down your best bets..This week, both the House of Representatives and the Senate held hearings concerning the nation's opioid epidemic. First, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee met on February 27th to discuss the role that technology can play in helping reduce the opioid crisis. HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander cited the statistic that 1 out of 16 patients who are prescribed opioids become chronic users and are more likely to abuse the drugs..Petition to Congress in Support of a Social Security Guarantee … Continued

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The Senior Citizens League thanks the new cosponsors of H.R. 2212, S. 2387, H.R. 1205, and H.R. 190For more information about these and other bills that would improve the lives of older Americans, visit the Bill Tracking section of our website..Big Pharma, the lobby of the big drug companies, criticized the order right away and said the move was "a reckless distraction that impedes our ability to respond to the current pandemic and those we could face in the future.".My legislation isn't meant to punish all drug manufacturers. These businesses play an important role in researching and developing new, effective medications, and we want them to succeed. Congress has passed legislation that makes sure drug manufacturers have enough time to recoup their research and development costs before generics are allowed to compete. My bill will simply prevent abuse of the system--extending that protected period out, way beyond what was intended. … Continued

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