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• Seniors Tell the U.S. Senate: We Are Not Giving Up, Do What it Takes to Protect Our Voting Rights!

  January 19, 2022: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding votes in the U.S Senate on sidelining the filibuster and passing the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act: “The U.S. Senate had th Read More >

• Pension Plans Offer Substantial Cost Advantages Over 401(k) Retirement Accounts

  January 14, 2022: A new research report from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) has uncovered a surprising difference between defined-benefit pension plans and 401(k) style defined-contribution pension plans. The report found that Read More >

• Voting Rights Push Hits a Major Hurdle following Speech by Sen. Sinema

  January 14, 2022: President Biden spoke in Atlanta Tuesday, painting a dire picture for the nation's future elections during a major speech on voting rights while expressing his frustration at Republicans who are blocking voting rights legislation. Read More >

• “No Surprises Act” Law is Now in Effect to Dispute Unexpected Medical Bills

  January 11, 2022: Thanks to the No Surprises Act, Americans are now protected from surprise medical billing. Since January 1, 2022, this new law has begun to protect both the insured and uninsured from surprise medical bills. Consumers have new rig Read More >

• Prices Jump 5% On More Than 450 Prescription Drugs to Start the Year

  January 10, 2022: Pharmaceutical corporations have already raised wholesale prices by a median of 4.9% on more than 450 prescription medicines in 2022, according to a new analysis by Stat. The industry is expected to hike more prices throughout Read More >

• How to Get Social Security Questions Answered

  January 10, 2022: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released a new flyer explaining how Americans can get help and information while the pandemic continues. It stresses that the best way for most people to find the information they need Read More >

• Retirees Applaud HHS Secretary Becerra’s Directive that CMS Reconsider 14% 2022 Medicare Premium Hike

  January 10, 2022: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding reports that Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has ordered the Centers for Medicare and Read More >

• Obituary: Karen Ferguson, Founder of the Pension Rights Center

  January 07, 2022: Karen Ferguson, the founder of the Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit organization that protects the interests of workers and retirees and helps promote legislation on their behalf, died on December 23 at her home in Washington, D Read More >

• Help Fill USPS BOG Vacancies With Leaders Who Will Commit to the Post Office

  January 06, 2022: USPS leadership must put its mission of delivering critical goods and services to Americans first. You can help make that happen by signing our petition. Read More >

• Seniors are Disproportionately Affected by Breakthrough Covid Hospitalizations

  January 05, 2022: Although vaccines are proven to significantly reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 infection, breakthrough hospitalizations and deaths have been reported among some fully vaccinated people. New research has found that the majority o Read More >