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• Lobbying Best Practices

  June 25, 2021:   Lobbying Best Practices We included tips for how to structure lobbying events, talking points, and a report back form to support your mobilization efforts. Read more Read More >

• Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII

  June 24, 2021: [caption id="attachment_12157" align="alignnone" width="960"] PHOENIX, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 07: Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez evicts a tenant on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Thousands of court-ordered evictions c Read More >

• Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People, a ‘High-Water Mark’

  June 24, 2021: The pandemic-caused recession and a federal requirement that states keep Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled until the national emergency ends swelled the pool of people in the program by more than 9 million over the past year, acco Read More >

• Retiree Organization Urges Congress to Lower Drug Prices Now; Older Americans are “Fed Up”

  June 22, 2021: Statement from Richard Fiesta, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on the Senate Finance Committee’s Principles for Drug Pricing Reform: “Americans continue to pay the highest prices in the world for p Read More >

• U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to the Affordable Care Act

  June 21, 2021: In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by the state of Texas to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is the third time that the Supreme Court has upheld the law which provides health insurance for Read More >

• Government Panel: Higher Drug Prices, not More Prescriptions, Are Driving Higher Medicare Spending

  June 21, 2021: Medicare’s spending on prescription drugs increased by 26% between 2013 and 2018 -- and high drug prices are to blame -- according to a new report from the Medicare Advisory Payment Commission (MedPAC). The expert report rebu Read More >

• Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products

  June 17, 2021: Dr. Kingsley R. Chin was little more than a decade out of Harvard Medical School when sales of his spine surgical implants took off. Chin has patented more than 40 pieces of such hardware, including doughnut-shaped plastic cage Read More >

• 77,739 Retirees Call on Congress to Pass the Social Security Fairness Act

  June 17, 2021: Retirees from across the country today submitted tens of thousands of petition signatures to 36 key senators and members of Congress urging them to pass S. 1302 and H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. These provisions r Read More >

• New Alzheimer’s Drug Approved as Debate Heats Up Over Its Cost, Effectiveness

  June 15, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorized Aduhelm, a controversial new Alzheimer's disease treatment created by Biogen. Aduhelm is the first new treatment approved for Alzheimer’s after a nearly 20-year hiatus i Read More >

• Biden Budget Includes Funds to Boost Social Security’s Customer Service

  June 15, 2021: The Social Security Administration (SSA) would receive a $1.3 billion — or 9.7% — increase if President Joe Biden's FY 2022 budget is adopted. The President has requested a total of $14.2 billion for SSA, and Commissioner Andr Read More >