Congresswoman Cheri Bustos represents Illinois' 17th Congressional District. She lives in East Moline with her husband, Gerry. They have three grown sons..The inflation index that is currently used the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners fails to capture the inflation seniors experience because items like gasoline and electronics are given more weight than medical costs, prescription drugs, and housing expenses..Keep up with the latest. Follow TSCL on Twitter and Facebook..What do you think about expanding the role of Medicare Advantage plans? Visit us at and send us your comments..Can the legislation be fixed in order to prevent this from happening? TSCL strongly believes that the cost of providing relief for the taxation of Social Security benefits can be worked out, if there's a will in Congress to make it happen. Provisions can be tweaked and phased in to make the budget math work. Your input at this point is critical. We urge you to write or call your Representative and ask him or her to help move this legislation that would boost your Social Security benefits, provide a slightly higher COLA, and provide a modest tax cut for millions of retirees with modest benefits..Permanent Cuts to Payroll Tax would Devastate Social Security/Medicare.For more information about town hall meetings near you during the holiday recess, call the local offices of your Members of Congress. For contact information, click HERE..Nonetheless, The Senior Citizens League urges lawmakers to act responsibly and to fund the federal government immediately so that federal agencies can operate as smoothly as possible. In the days ahead, we will keep a close eye on the evolving negotiations, and we will continue to advocate for legislative solutions that would fully fund the federal government..years, seniors participating in TSCL surveys say they are putting off visits to

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Two House Bills Gain New Support.This week, lawmakers in the Senate held several failed votes on bills that would have repealed and replaced parts of the Affordable Care Act. In addition, two key bills that would improve Social Security benefits gained support in the House..What if I make a donation and then become dissatisfied with TSCL? … Continued

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New Medicare enrollees in 20Because they are participating in Medicare for the first time, they are not protected because they have no prior premium to serve as a "hold harmless" baseline..After reporting her suspicions to Medicare and her mother's Part D insurer, and not getting much of a response, Heap contacted the Los Angeles County sheriff's task force specializing in prescription drug fraud. There she learned the drugs listed on her mother's explanation of benefits forms are among the most desired type in Medicare drug fraud schemes..Following the blueprint's release, Sen. Bernard Sanders ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee voiced his concerns, saying: "This budget gives huge tax breaks to billionaires and millionaires while making devastating cuts to education, Medicare, affordable housing, prescription drug coverage, and many other vital investments for the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor … This budget is the Robin Hood principle in reverse. It takes from the poor to give to the rich." … Continued

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