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• KFF Health News: Biden Administration to Ban Medical Debt From Americans’ Credit Scores

  September 28, 2023: The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt on Thursday, outlining plans to develop federal rules barring unpaid medical bills from affecting patients’ credit scores. The reg Read More >

• Retirees Mourn the Loss of USW International President Tom Conway

  September 27, 2023: The following statement was issued by Robert Roach, Jr., President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the passing of United Steelworkers International President Tom Conway: "The labor movement has lost a champion Read More >

• WSARA 2023 Convention

  September 25, 2023: The WA State Chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans (WSARA) held its 2023 Annual Convention in person on September 12. Laurie Weidner from the Retired Public Employees Council of WA and Rick Olson from Steelworkers Organiza Read More >

• KFF Health News: Save Billions or Stick With Humira? Drug Brokers Steer Americans to the Costly Choice

  September 21, 2023: Tennessee last year spent $48 million on a single drug, Humira — about $62,000 for each of the 775 patients who were covered by its employee health insurance program and receiving the treatment. So when nine Humira knockoffs, kn Read More >

• America’s Work Force Union Podcast: Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Continue to Impact Retirees

  September 15, 2023: September 15, 2023 Alliance Executive Director Rich Fiesta joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the fight for Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, the impact on retirees and the need for Soc Read More >

• Retirees Back Striking UAW Workers

  September 15, 2023: The following statement was issued by Robert Roach, Jr., President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, as UAW members strike for a fair contract with the Big 3 Automakers: “The 4.4 million retiree members of the Alliance f Read More >

• FDA Expected to Greenlight a New Covid Booster

  September 07, 2023: With the fast approaching fall and winter months — meaning more time spent indoors — the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are prepared to soon approve an updated Covid booster sho Read More >

• Pleasant Surprise: Medicare’s Per Person Spending Has Stopped Skyrocketing

  September 07, 2023: Spending per Medicare beneficiary has nearly leveled off over more than a decade — but for unknown reasons. The lower per-person cost could have to do with the Affordable Care Act, fewer heart attacks, or the recent lack of new Read More >

• President Biden, AFL-CIO President Shuler Mark Labor Day with Rallies in Philadelphia, Detroit

  September 07, 2023: President Biden celebrated both unions and his job creation record during a Labor Day appearance at a rally at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 in Philadelphia Monday. He noted that there are nearly 13,500,000 new jobs in the coun Read More >

• Alliance Members Spread the Word about the Benefits of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

  September 07, 2023: Days after the Biden-Harris administration unveiled the list of 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiation, Alliance members across the country joined elected leaders and Cabinet officials to inform o Read More >