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• Senior GOP Sen. Grassley Tells Democrats to Pass Drug Price Legislation Now

  March 21, 2022: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) acknowledged during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday that it would be difficult to pass legislation lowering drug prices if his own party regains control of Congress following the 2022 midt Read More >

• Report Highlights In-Home Hazards for Older Americans

  March 14, 2022: Despite making up only 16 percent of the population, Americans over the age of 65 account for 71 percent of all consumer product-related deaths annually. To address this data anomaly, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (C Read More >

• Generic Drug Manufacturer Announces Plans for Low-Cost Insulin

  March 14, 2022: Uninsured and underinsured Americans often pay the highest out-of-pocket costs for their medicine, forcing many to choose between purchasing the medicine they need and covering essential living expenses. However, the country’s f Read More >

• Alliance Praises Senate Passage of Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill

  March 14, 2022: The Senate passed the Postal Service Reform Act, H.R. 3076, on Tuesday, repealing the Congressional mandate that the U.S. Postal Service spend billions of dollars every year to prefund retiree health care. With White House officia Read More >

• Nation Celebrates One Year Since American Rescue Plan Became Law

  March 11, 2022: Exactly one year ago, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law to address the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, this important legislation has been the Read More >

• Retiree Issues Survey

  March 11, 2022: Loading… Read More >

• Retiree Organization Applauds House, Senate Passage of Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill

  March 08, 2022: Legislation will shore up USPS finances, save $50 billion over ten years Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding passage by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate of Read More >

• Social Security Administration Fights Fraud with National “Slam the Scam Day”

  March 07, 2022: Chances are someone you know has received an ominous call or message from someone pretending to be from the government, alleging that your information has been compromised or demanding immediate payment. Ignore it. This is just on Read More >

• Even Sen. McConnell Reprimands Sen. Rick Scott over Drastic Social Security, Medicare Proposals

  March 07, 2022: In a rare public admonishment of one of his top lieutenants, Sen. GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) rebuked Sen. Rick Scott's (FL) plan that “sunsets” Social Security and Medicare within five years. Sunsetting is a legal provisi Read More >

• Biden Unveils Plans to Support Poorest-Performing Nursing Homes

  March 07, 2022: During his address, President Biden also announced plans to boost staffing and oversight for nursing homes across the country. Nursing homes became an epicenter of COVID-19 transmission during the pandemic, with elevated levels of Read More >