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• KHN: Covid Cases Plummet 83% Among Nursing Home Staffers Despite Vaccine Hesitancy

  March 15, 2021:   Joan Phillips, a certified nursing assistant in a Florida nursing home,  loved her job but dreaded the danger of going to work in the pandemic. When vaccines became available in December, she jumped at the chance to Read More >

• Tell Your Senators to Pass the PRO Act

  March 15, 2021: All working Americans deserve the right to join in union. But many corporations have attacked unions and workers' rights for decades. Please send a message to your Senators urging them to pass the PRO Act and empower workers Read More >

• KHN: Texas Winter Storm Exposes Gaps in Senior Living Oversight

  March 12, 2021: When the big, red and extremely loud fire alarm went off in Maria Skladzien’s apartment, the 74-year-old ventured into the hallway with fellow residents of her Houston-area senior living community. The brutal winter storm that s Read More >

• Retirees Applaud Action to Save Multiemployer Pension Plans from Insolvency

  March 10, 2021: More than ten million Americans will have greatly increased pension security for the benefits they have earned thanks to a provision in the American Rescue Plan which President Biden will sign into law this week. “Working peo Read More >

• KHN: Reopening of Long-Term Care Facilities Is ‘an Absolute Necessity for Our Well-Being’

  March 08, 2021:   For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation, according to a growing chorus o Read More >

• Sign Our Petition to Urge Congress to Add Postal Banking as a USPS Service

  March 01, 2021: Adding postal banking as a USPS service would generate revenue and help millions of Americans, especially seniors and those living in rural areas, who rely on the Post Office for delivery of important goods and services. Sign o Read More >

• KHN: Why AstraZeneca and J&J’s Vaccines, In Use Elsewhere, Are Still on Hold in America

  March 01, 2021: By Sarah Jane Tribble The World Health Organization greenlighted emergency use of AstraZeneca and Oxford’s covid-19 vaccine this month, following in the steps of the United Kingdom, the European Union and others, who are Read More >

• KHN: Countless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority

  February 22, 2021: By Judith Graham Opening another front in the nation’s response to the pandemic, medical centers and other health organizations have begun sending doctors and nurses to apartment buildings and private homes to vaccinate h Read More >

• 2021 Winter Legislative Toolkit

  February 17, 2021: Here is a link to our 2021 winter legislative toolkit: 2021 Winter Toolkit Read More >

• 2021 Lobby Visit Materials

  February 17, 2021: Here are links to our handouts about best practices for lobbying effectively: 2021 Winter Legislative Calendar How to Structure Your Lobby Visit Lobby Day Talking Points Lobby Report Back Form Read More >