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National Retiree Legislative Network October 14, 2024 10:36 am Email Contact The Medicare Open Enrollment Period begins this week on October 15 and continues through December 7. Whether you have original Medicare with prescription and supplement plans, or Medicare Advantage (MA), during the fall enrollment period, you can shop on www.Medicare.gov to sign up for new coverage or change your …

National Retiree Legislative Network October 10, 2024 4:19 pm Email Contact Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5% in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced on Friday, October 10. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $50 per month starting in January. Over the last decade the …

DuPont and Dow Chemical Company announced on December 11, 2015, that their boards of directors had approved an agreement for a “merger of equals.” Naturally, this plan raised concerns about the security of retiree pensions and other benefits, and we needed a mechanism to organize and communicate with the over 100,000 retirees. Paul Kende and I then began a dialogue …

National Retiree Legislative Network October 7, 2024 4:02 pm Email Contact If you have an MA plan it is important to learn whether it will continue next year. Last week the NRLN emailed messages asking: Do You Know Whether Your Medicare Advantage Plan WillContinue in 2025? The reason for the question is that four Medicare Advantage Insurance companies haveannounced they …

National Retiree Legislative Network October 3, 2024 11:41 am Vern Larson, President, Avaya Retirees Chapter – NRLNVern Larson, President, Avaya Retirees Chapter – NRLN, and his wife Rose, a former IBEW member, serve as an example for the importance of Medicare Guaranteed Issue Rights (GIRs) for Avaya and other retirees. In 2023, after several years of collective bargaining attempts by two …

National Retiree Legislative Network October 1, 2024 9:54 am Email Contact The start of the Medicare Open Enrollment Period is coming soon (Oct. 15 – Dec. 7). It is important that you understand the basic difference between Medicare Advantage and original Medicare. This posting covers the basics of Medicare Advantage. Last week’s posting covered the basics of original Medicare.Medicare Advantage …

National Retiree Legislative Network September 26, 2024 4:48 pm Email Contact  Our Chapter is part of the National Retiree Legislative Network (the NRLN), which actively pursues legislative changes that will improve the retirement for its members, and for all retirees.The NRLN’s twice annual meeting was held in Washington DC on September 15 through 18, 2024. In addition to a Board …

National Retiree Legislative Network September 24, 2024 12:45 pm Email Contact The National Retiree Legislative Network (NRLN) recently hosted its annual Fly-In event in Washington, D.C., where  attendees met with Congressional representatives to advocate for the protection of retirees’ pensions, Social Security, and Medicare. Participants engaged directly with lawmakers, sharing stories and emphasizing the need for legislation that safeguards the …

Visit Medicare.gov to Find a variety of MediGap Plans As we approach the Medicare Open Enrollment Period, Oct. 15 – Dec. 7, it is important to understand the basic differences between original Medicare, also known as fee-for-service (FSS), and Medicare Advantage. National Retiree Legislative Network September 23, 2024 1:11 pm Email Contact This posting covers the basics of original Medicare. …

National Retiree Legislative Network September 16, 2024 2:07 pm Email Contact One of the options that enrollees in traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage have during the Open Enrollment Period Oct. 15 – Dec. 7 is changing their Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. A prescription drug plan is independent from traditional Medicare while many Medicare Advantage plans include a prescription …