Social Security Announces 2.0 Percent Benefit Increase for 2018

Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 66 million Americans will increase 2.0 percent in 2018, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 2.0 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more…

Senate won’t vote on last-ditch Obamacare repeal bill

From:  http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/26/obamacare-repeal-failure-republican-senate-243148 The Senate will not vote on Republicans’ latest bill to repeal Obamacare this week, putting an end, for now, to the GOP’s seven-year campaign promise to dismantle the health care law. The decision was reached at a party…

Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill Introduced

Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill Introduced From http://www.advocacymonitor.com/ This Wednesday, Senators Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) proposal (PDF), the Republicans’ last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and make major cuts to Medicaid. Like the…