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• The Alliance Mourns Loss of Retiree Champion Senator Harry Reid

  December 31, 2021: Members of the Alliance were saddened this week by the passing of former Majority Leader and long-time Nevada Senator Harry Reid, a lifelong champion for older Americans. “Retirees have lost one of the best friends they ever Read More >

• As U.S. Passes 800,000 Virus Deaths, 1 of Every 100 Older Americans Has Died

  December 21, 2021: With the United States now having lost more than 800,000 lives due to the coronavirus, new data has uncovered a grim trend among those most likely to be affected: one out of every 100 Americans over the age of 65 has died from COV Read More >

• Postal Reform Act Awaits a Vote to Strengthen the Post Office

  December 21, 2021: As postal workers are working diligently to deliver holiday packages on time, the American Postal Workers Union is focused on a key piece of legislation – the Postal Reform Act, H.R. 3076 in the House and S. 1720 in the Senate. Read More >

• Covid Booster Rates are Sluggish in Nursing Homes

  December 21, 2021: In a troubling sign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that booster rates were just 22% among fully vaccinated nursing home staff as of December 5. In addition, the CDC says that just over half (51% Read More >

• Senate Republicans and Chamber of Commerce Double Down on Opposition to the Build Back Better Act

  December 21, 2021: Last week, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (NY) said that a Senate vote on the Build Back Better Act will not happen this year. The House-passed version of Build Back Better would provide guaranteed hearing care for all Read More >

• KHN: ‘The Charges Seem Crazy’: Hospitals Impose a ‘Facility Fee’ — For a Video Visit

  December 17, 2021: When Arielle Harrison’s 9-year-old needed to see a pediatric specialist at Yale New Haven Health System in June, a telehealth visit seemed like a great option. Since her son wasn’t yet eligible to be vaccinated against cov Read More >

• Medicare Beneficiaries’ Telehealth Visits Increased 63-Fold in 2020

  December 13, 2021: When the COVID-19 pandemic prevented many Medicare recipients from going to their in-person routine medical appointments, the Medicare program responded in 2020 by offering temporary waivers to increase telehealth visits. Those wa Read More >

• House Oversight Committee: Drug Prices are “Unsustainable, Unjustifiable and Unfair”

  December 13, 2021: The pharmaceutical industry relies on drug-pricing practices that are “unsustainable, unjustified and unfair,” according to findings from a nearly three-year investigation by the House Oversight Committee. The conclusions, Read More >

• President Biden Outlines the Ways “Build Back Better” will Lower Drug Prices

  December 13, 2021: President Biden, citing the "outrageously expensive" cost of insulin and other prescription medications, called on Congress last week to pass his Build Back Better bill, which contains multiple provisions to lower drug prices. Read More >

• President Roach Pushes for a Vote on Social Security Expansion at Congressional Hearing

  December 13, 2021: Rep. John Larson (CT), House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman, and Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr. urged lawmakers to support H.R. 5723, “The Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust,” during a hearing Read More >