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• Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging

  June 30, 2022: Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tu Read More >

• 2022 Alliance National Membership Meeting

  June 29, 2022: You’re invited to join us on July 27-28, 2022 for the Alliance for Retired Americans quadrennial National Membership Meeting from 1 to 5 PM Eastern Time each day. The National Meeting will be conducted virtually via the Zoom Read More >

• 100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt

  June 23, 2022: Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where his infected leg was amputated. Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizo Read More >

• Retiree Group Endorses Val Demings for Election to U.S. Senate

  June 17, 2022: Cites Her Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits The Villages, FL –  Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Val Demings for election Read More >

• Preventive Care May Be Free, but Follow-Up Diagnostic Tests Can Bring Big Bills

  June 16, 2022: When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200 out-of-pocket for a diagnostic mammogram in Houston, she almost put off getting the test that told her she had breast cancer. “I thought, ‘I really don’t have this to spend, Read More >

• Retirees Endorse Dr. Kim Schrier for Re-election in WA-08 Congressional District

  June 14, 2022: “Senior Champion” is an essential voice for Washington’s retirees in Congress Issaquah, WA - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Dr. Kim Schrier for re-election today. Cong Read More >

• Despite a First-Ever ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law, There’s No Easy Fix for Wheelchair Users

  June 09, 2022: Robin Bolduc isn’t the type of person who takes “no” for an answer — particularly when it comes to fixing her husband’s wheelchair. Her husband, Bruce Goguen, 69, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis. And without his Read More >

• June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month

  June 06, 2022: The Alliance wishes all of our members a Happy Pride Month! More than three million lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender adults over the age of 50 live in the United States. The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging has Read More >

• Medicare Beneficiaries Will See A Premium Cut, But Not Until 2023

  June 06, 2022: Medicare beneficiaries will get a premium reduction — but not until next year — reflecting what U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said was an overestimate of the cost of covering the e Read More >

• Social Security Trustees Report Shows We Can Expand Social Security

  June 06, 2022: The Trustees reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds were released on Thursday, showing once again that Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund is strong and solvent, with enough money Read More >