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    Medicare Issues

    Senators and others spoke to reporters about Medicare and the proposed federal budget. Among the issues they addressed were the impacts of tax cuts on plans for providing prescription drugs …

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    Social Security Work Incentives

    Committee members heard testimony on work disincentives in Social Security programs, including the current Social Security earnings penalty. Some in Congress wish to eliminate earnings…

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    Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits

    Witnesses testified in front of the Senate Finance Committee about the benefits of providing prescription drug benefits for Medicare recipients. They focused on the increasing cost of develo…

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    Medicare System Restructuring

    Several panels of health care experts and government officials discussed various means to reform and restructure the Medicare system in both the short and long term. Among the issues debated…

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    Social Security Privatization

    This event from the NATIONAL PRESS CLUB , hosted by the NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE featured a discussion on SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION & THE ECONOMY. …

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    Social Security Privatization

    The National Committee to preserve social security held a Congressional briefing on the impact of privatizing the social security pension system. The speakers took questions from the audienc…

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    Senate Democratic Medicare Plan

    Senate democratic caucus meeting on the Federal budget and Medicare reform.

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    Democratic Medicare Hearing Day 2

    Democratic representatives heard testimony concerning how Republican proposed Medicare and Medicaid changes would affect health care services for the poor and elderly which utilized these p…

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    Social Security Earnings Limit

    Committee members heard testimony from government officials, industy association representatives, and policy analysts on the provisions of the Senior Citizens Equity Act, part of the Republi…

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    Entitlement and Tax Reform

    Commission members heard testimony from five different panels composed of state and local government officials, and representatives of veterans, military and civil service retirees, and the …

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    Presidential Health Care Proposal

    Witnesses testified on the presidential health care reform proposal and its effects on senior citizens and the Social Security system.

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    Social Security Issues

    This is the second part of a conference called, “Social Security: The Inter-Generational Compact.” Committee members focused on the treatment of Social Security trust funds in the federal b…

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    Social Security Taxes

    The conference was titled “Social Security: The Inter- Generational Compact.” Committee members focused on the treatment of Social Security trust funds in the federal budget, taxation of So…

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    Social Security Retirement Test

    The subcommittee heard testimony on Social Security earnings limitations. Currently, seniors earning an income of a particular amount must forfeit part or all of their Social Security earnin…

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    Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act

    Proposals were reviewed to revise duplicate coverage provisions of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988. Many senior citizens have complained of having unnecessary expenses because…

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    Public Confidence in Social Security Program

    Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy concluded hearings on S. 216, to establish the Social Security Administration as an independent executive branch agency headed by a bipartis…

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    Medicare Premiums

    The Senate special committee on aging heard testimony on the proposed Medicare part B premium increase. Witnesses included representatives from the AMA, AARP, and the White House, among othe…

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    Symposium on Child Support Enforcement

    John Shepherd addressed the attendees at the Symposium’s closing dinner.

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