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• California Alliance Members Leading Protest Today at House Speaker McCarthy’s Office

  March 21, 2023: The California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) lead a Day of Action to protect, improve and expand Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security on Friday. More than 700 CARA activists will demonstrate at the Bakersfield, CA office Read More >

• GOP Senator John Kennedy, Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley Threaten Social Security, Medicare Cuts

  March 21, 2023: Last Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley called for changing the retirement age for Americans currently in their twenties and limiting Social Security and Medicare benefits for wealthier Americans. Haley sai Read More >

• Biden-Harris Administration Acts to Lower Prices for 27 Drugs

  March 21, 2023: On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced 27 prescription drugs for which Medicare Part B beneficiary coinsurances may be lower from Read More >

• New Retiree Voting Record Report Released

  March 13, 2023:  Scores Congress on Votes Including the Landmark “Inflation Reduction Act” Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans released its 2022 Congressional Voting Record, which scored each U.S. Senator and Representat Read More >

• Congress Reintroduces Protecting the Right to Organize Act

  March 07, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20 in the House), which would restore the right of workers to f Read More >

• Alliance Marks Scrap the Cap Day

  March 07, 2023: People earning one million dollars or more each year stopped contributing to Social Security for the rest of 2023 on February 28. For 2023, Social Security taxes are only paid on the first $160,200 of wage income. Several membe Read More >

• Insulin Prices Cut for More Patients as Eli Lilly Caves to Pressure

  March 07, 2023: Drug corporation Eli Lilly announced Wednesday that it will cap out-of-pocket patient costs for its two most popular insulin drugs, Humalog and Humulin, at $35 a month. Patients with private insurance and who use participating pha Read More >

• President Biden Goes to Bat for Retirees

  March 07, 2023: Senior Organization Applauds Effort to Extend Medicare Solvency and Further Lower Drug Prices for Older Americans The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, r Read More >

• Kaiser Health News: Biden Promises to Fight GOP on ‘Gutting’ Medicaid. Budget Talks Seem Like Another Story.

  March 02, 2023: Most lawmakers — Republicans and Democrats alike — have declared the marquee safety-net programs of Medicare and Social Security off-limits for cuts as a divided Washington heads for a showdown over the national debt and gover Read More >

• Position Paper: PRO Act

  March 01, 2023: The labor movement has been, and continues to be, the leading force in the fight to strengthen Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, ensuring a measure of retirement security for all Americans. Our country, our democracy and our Read More >