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STANDING UP FOR SENIORS AND VETERANS
Oct 2, 2009
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This week, Representatives Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05), Pat Tiberi (OH-12) and Dave Reichert (WA-08) introduced H.R. 3691; The Seniors and Veterans Economic Stimulus (SAVES) Act of 2009. If passed, this bill would use unobligated funds from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to provide S...
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: FORBES OP/ED: Obama's Medicare Disadvantage
Sep 29, 2009
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Medicare Advantage is a recently instituted federal program that allows individuals eligible for Medicare to opt to take their coverage from a private carrier, such as a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) of Preferred Provider Organization (PPO). These MA deals usually offer somewhat better cover...
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WALL STREET JOURNAL EDITORIAL:Medicare and Gag Orders
Sep 24, 2009
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Maybe Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus should put a gag order on Douglas Elmendorf too. On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office director told Mr. Baucus's committee that its plan to cut $123 billion from Medicare Advantage—the program that gives almost one-fourth of seniors private health-insu...
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TIBERI BILL WOULD HELP GIVE VETERANS BURIAL THEY DESERVE
May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) today announced the introduction of his bill, the Missing in America Act. The bill he wrote would help give all veterans a proper burial and internment in a National Cemetery.
“It’s easy for the remains of veterans to slip through the cracks,” said Congressman...
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: USA TODAY COLUMN: Stimulus benefits could end up costing retirees at tax time
Apr 21, 2009
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When lawmakers enacted the economic stimulus package this year, they included benefits for seniors. Smart move: Many retirees also have been hit hard by the economic downturn, and they vote in large numbers. Unfortunately, some of the tax headaches we discussed in an earlier column could also affect...
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TIBERI WORKS TO SMOOTH DIGITAL TV TRANSITION
Aug 1, 2008
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U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) late last night introduced, the Digital Television Coupon Extension Act, a measure to smooth the nation’s transition from analog to digital television by extending the eligibility period of the DTV Converter Box coupons from three months to six months.
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TIBERI WORKS TO STRENGTHEN MIDDLE CLASS
May 15, 2008
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U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) joined the Congressional Caucus on the Middle Class led by Congressmen Stave LaTourette (R-OH) and Anthony Weiner (D-NY). As a founding member, Congressman Tiberi hopes the group will develop ways to protect and strengthen the middle class and those struggling to ...
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Addressing Problems of All Types
Apr 1, 2008
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Right now many families worry about the rising cost of gas prices, the future of our economy, the high price of healthcare, and our security as a nation. Those issues continue to make headlines in Central Ohio and across the nation. But, there are other topics families worry about, that often don’...
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MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG OPEN ENROLLMENT ENDS DECEMBER 31st
Nov 20, 2007
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U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) reminds Medicare participants that they’re in the midst of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, or Medicare Part D, open enrollment season and it will end December 31, 2007. Right now, Medicare participants may choose to enroll in Medicare Part D or Medicare Adv...
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STUDENT HONORS VETERANS, REPRESENTS COMMUNITY
Nov 16, 2007
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This past Veterans Day, like many of you, I attended events honoring our nation’s veterans, including a rededication of the Veterans Memorial in Pataskala. I am always inspired by the patriotism and humbled by our service men and women, past and present. But on this November 11th, they shared ...
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