Blog Ncsl Resources On Challenges Facing Rural AmericaThis may be difficult to believe, but consumer price index data suggests that the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2020 could be close to zero next year - a mere 0.5 percentage point. This comes even as the costs of goods and services used by retirees are shooting upward according to responses to TSCL's 2019 Senior Survey..Retirees frequently say that their annual cost-of-living adjustment does not adequately keep pace with rising costs. To learn if this is the case, this study, now in its eleventh year, looks at 40 expenditures that are typical for people age 65 and up, comparing the growth in the prices of those goods and services, to the growth in COLAs..Can You Tell Me My Full Retirement Age? … Continued
Processing The Us Capitol Attacklow - income Medicare beneficiaries whose Part B is paid for by state Medicaid programs, and,.TSCL is supportive of the President's efforts, but we are taking a wait-and-see approach because, as so many things are in Washington, D.C., the devil is in the details..Millions of older Americans are afflicted with age-related hearing loss, low vision, and poor oral health. Yet, under current law, Medicare is prohibited from covering most hearing, vision, and dental services. The Senior Citizens League has heard from countless retirees living on fixed incomes who cannot afford to pay out-of-pocket for costly care and assistive technologies like eyeglasses or hearing aids. … Continued