Health Costs Issue Brief Explaining Health Care Reform Questions About Health 2TSCL continues to work for the passage of Notch Reform legislation. Recently Representative Jo Ann Emerson, a stalwart Notch Reform advocate, re-introduced the Notch Baby Act of 201The legislation would provide additional benefit increases for Notch Baby beneficiaries who first became eligible for benefits, at age 62, from 1979 through 1988..With Mortgage Rates So Low, Is Now a Good Time For Retired Homeowners To Refinance?.In the meantime, The Senior Citizens League supports legislation that would boost Social Security benefits and tie the annual COLA to an index that better reflects the expenditures of retirees, such as the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly. To learn more visit. … Continued
Patient Education Care Of Children Infant And Baby Care CryingCBO Scores BCRA, Leaders Postpone Vote.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.."'It's modest in terms of efficacy. It's [statistically] significant, but it may not be observable by the family or caregiver or even the physician,'" he said. "'I would tell them this is not a cure - something to set the expectation that this is likely not going to be a dramatic improvement, but this could be something more subtle.'" … Continued