Patient Education Care Of Children Emergencies BurnsView the TSCL home page to participate in TSCL's monthly polls..The fraudsters enlist unscrupulous doctors to approve the test and the doctor receives a kick back from the recruiting company for each prescription. Medicare receives a bill that can range from ,000 to ,000. Victims have later reported that they did not even know the doctor who prescribed the test. Law officials warn that health fairs, senior centers and even church events are magnets for the scam, where recruiters take cheek swabs for genetic testing and collect Medicare numbers..This week, lawmakers in the Senate held several failed votes on bills that would have repealed and replaced parts of the Affordable Care Act.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. … Continued
Medicare Perspective Tax Cuts Could Make It Harder To Change Medicare MedicaidWatch our newest video featuring TSCL's Board of Trustees as they work for our benefits in our nation's Capital..The part of Social Security that pays old age and survivor benefits is projected to become insolvent in just 14 years. The Social Security fund that pays disability benefits is projected to last longer until 206But that fund is much smaller and even if money were diverted from it to the old age fund, it would only last for an additional year..A third option was introduced by Senator Rand Paul in June. His plan would repeal the SGR and base payments on the same formula that is used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. It would cap annual pay increases for providers at three percent, allowing physicians to practice without the threat of annual reimbursement cuts. … Continued