Education Education Bill Tracking And DatabasesThat's changing this year due to new Medicare rules that require suppliers to engage in competitive bidding to supply seniors with this equipment. A two-year pilot of competitive bidding in nine cities succeeded in lowering Medicare's durable medical equipment costs by a third. Lower costs for Medicare should also mean lower co-pays for seniors..For more information about the Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act or to view a list of bills endorsed by The Senior Citizens League in the 116th Congress, visit the Bill Tracking section of our website..House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer laid out the priorities for the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives this year. The good news is that more health care legislation is on the list. … Continued
The Six Winter Workouts You Should Be DoingInterest on a home mortgage on loans up to million if you signed your mortgage prior to December 15, 2017, or up to 0,000 on loans signed after that date..Even though the rate of inflation is dropping, a proposal that would switch to a more slowly-growing CPI to calculate COLA continues to be pushed by proponents on both sides. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the "chained" CPI would reduce the federal budget deficit by more than 0 billion in the first ten years. It would do so by cutting the growth in a host of federal benefit programs, including military retirement in addition to Social Security, as well as increasing revenues if used to index the tax code..Tax Planning? Medical Expense Deduction Becomes Less Generous in 2019 … Continued