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In St. Pete House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer joins with congressional candidate to express support for Medicare listen
05/23/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Jessica Ehrlich, Steny Hoyer, seniors, healthcare, Affordable Care Act, Social Security, Ryan budget, healthcare reform
Democrats in Congress are worried about a Republican-led budget proposal that would cut funding to Medicare. During a roundtable discussion this morning in St. Pete, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer joined a local congressional candidate to tell a small group of Pinellas County seniors that conservative initiatives in Congress would be detrimental to retirees and their families.
After working for both a Democrat and a Republican in Washington, congressional candidate Jessica Ehrlich has ...
1 commentsPasco County seniors want elected officials to take a look at retirement benefits listen
04/27/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: AARP, Medicare, Social Security, seniors
A group of 50 senior citizens in the Land O’ Lakes area is worried that Medicare and Social Security benefits might be in trouble. The American Association of Retired Persons, or AARP, conducted a question and answer session with them Friday morning and plan to take the results all the way to Washington D.C.
“You’ve earned a say.” That’s what AARP officials are calling a program...
Be the first to commentSeniors told to "not trust anybody" at fraud prevention forum listen
10/19/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: fraud, senior citizens, seniors, seniors issues, insurance, insurance companies
Identity theft and fraud are a threat to many people these days, but seniors can be especially vulnerable. Yesterday members of Florida’s Department of Financial Services visited the Sunshine Center in St. Petersburg to help seniors stay alert.
Carol Radin is with the Office on Aging for the City of St. Petersburg, and said that seniors in particular need to be aware of scams and fraudulent offers in the mail.
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Be the first to commentCastor - new bill would pay seniors in lieu of cost of living increase listen
10/27/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Kathy Castor, Mike Prendergast, Social Security, seniors, Tampa, Florida Politics, 2010 election, Obamacare
Earlier this month, the US Social Security Administration announced that, once again, it won’t increase payments to seniors to reflect the rising cost of living. One US Member of Congress from Tampa is pushing for funds to help offset the increased cost of living for seniors – if it can escape Republicans.
For the third year in a row, the Social Security Administration won’t budge on the amount it pays out to seniors and others who rely on the system. US Member of Congress Kathy Castor sa...
2 commentsFraud prevention workshop focuses on seniors listen
06/02/09 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Consumer fraud, fraud, seniors, credit
As the economy sinks deeper into recession, fraud against citizens remains a concern. For that reason, the Federal Trade Commission and the office of Sen. Mel Martinez held a fraud prevention workshop this morning at the new Town 'N Country Senior Center.
Claudene Hicks, 80, was a victim of telemarketing fraud which added charges to her phone bill. But she was able to clear up the matter by going to a consumer protection agency.
“I kept getting thi...
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