Patient Education Your NewbornOn Thursday, the Supreme Court announced its 4-4 decision on a challenge to President Obama's immigration orders, which were released back in 2014 with the intent of halting the deportations of nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants. The split decision means the lower court's ruling is left in place, and the executive orders will not take effect..But the transitional formula failed, and in most cases, the new benefit formula abruptly kicked in. Extreme inflation that climbed to 14.3% in 1980 magnified the disparities. When the benefits are illustrated on a bar graph, they show a deep "V" Notch..Several bills to address this issue have gained traction in Congress and bill sponsors are trying to prevent problems by inserting language into the legislation that would bar drug companies from retaliating against Canadian pharmacies that sell medication to U.S. consumers at the lower Canadian prices. The Senior Citizens League supports the Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act. In 2017 the Congressional Budget Office estimated that a previous version of the bill would reduce the federal deficit by about .8 billion over the next ten years. … Continued
Blog Ncsl Joins Immigration Briefing For Hill StaffersThe Republican Platform.Last year TSCL joined the fight to end "surprise billing," a practice that generally refers to expensive, unexpected medical bills that patients receive from hospitals and doctors' offices even when they have health insurance that they expect will cover the majority of the costs of treatment..TSCL has been monitoring the case closely in recent months because if implemented, the executive orders would have provided millions of undocumented immigrants with controversial access to Social Security and Medicare benefits. In a press release, Ed Cates TSCL's Chairman said: "Concern is high that undocumented immigrants who were illegally present and who worked under fake, invalid, or fraudulent Social Security numbers may benefit based on such work, potentially at the expense of others who paid into the system the legal way." … Continued