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• 2021 Winter Toolkit Fact Sheets

  February 17, 2021: Download copies of our fact sheets here: Social Security and Medicare Facts and Figures 2021 Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act Social Security Fairness Act Read More >

• 2021 Storytelling Minikit

  February 17, 2021: You can download our Storytelling Minikit here: Storytelling Minikit Read More >

• 2021 Winter Toolkit LTEs and Petition

  February 17, 2021: Here are links to our sample letters to the editor and a USPS petition: Sample Letters to the Editor Petition Read More >

• KHN: As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Them

  February 16, 2021: Fed up with a lack of federal action to lower prescription drug costs, state legislators around the country are pushing bills to penalize drugmakers for unjustified price hikes and to cap payment at much-lower Canadian levels. Read More >

• KHN: When Your Chance for a Covid Shot Comes, Don’t Worry About the Numbers

  February 02, 2021: By Arthur Allen and Liz Szabo When getting vaccinated against covid-19, there’s no sense being picky. You should take the first authorized vaccine that’s offered, experts say. The newest covid vaccine on the horizon, Read More >

• Petition to Save USPS

  February 01, 2021: Millions of Americans, especially seniors, rely on the Post Office for delivery of important goods and services. Sign our petition to demand that President Biden fill all four vacancies on the Postal Board of Governors immediat Read More >

• KHN Poll: Nearly Half of American Adults Now Want the Covid Vaccine — ASAP

  January 27, 2021: By Phil Galewitz                   Americans’ reluctance to get vaccinated for covid-19 is waning, according to a poll released Wednesday. Nearly Read More >

• Petition to Expand Social Security

  January 25, 2021: Retirees have earned their Social Security benefits over a lifetime of hard work. Sign our petition to demand that Congress take action to protect and expand Social Security so it can continue to be there for current and future Read More >

• KHN: As the Vulnerable Wait, Some Political Leaders’ Spouses Get Covid Vaccines

  January 08, 2021: By Laura Ungar With supplies of covid-19 vaccines scarce, a federal advisory panel recommends first putting shots into the arms of health care workers, who keep the nation’s medical system running, and long-term care residen Read More >

• KHN: Seniors Face Crushing Drug Costs as Congress Stalls on Capping Medicare Out-Of-Pockets

  January 07, 2021: Sharon Clark is able to get her life-sustaining cancer drug, Pomalyst — priced at more than $18,000 for a 28-day supply — only because of the generosity of patient assistance foundations. Clark, 57, a former insurance agent Read More >