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• GOP Presidential Candidates Continue to Attack Earned Benefits

  September 01, 2023: Several 2024 Republican presidential candidates are publicly embracing policies that would cut or end earned Social Security and Medicare benefits. In 2020, former President Donald Trump told Fox News “we’ll be cutting” Soci Read More >

• Biden Administration Releases New Minimum Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes

  September 01, 2023: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule to increase the number of staff providing care to nursing home residents. Nearly 1.2 million Americans Read More >

• White House Announces First 10 Drugs Up for Medicare Price Negotiation

  September 01, 2023: On Tuesday, the Biden-Harris administration unveiled a list of the 10 prescription drugs that Medicare will negotiate lower prices for with drug corporations. The list has several drugs that many seniors use, including Eliquis Read More >

• Retirees Applaud Release of the First Ten Drugs That Medicare Will Negotiate Prices For With Drug Corporations

  August 29, 2023: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ release of the first ten drugs that will be subject to price negotiation. “It’s a la Read More >

• Arizona Alliance Holds Its Convention

  August 25, 2023: Rep. Ruben Gallego, Rep. Greg Stanton and Fred Yamashita, Executive Director of the Arizona AFL-CIO, spoke at the Arizona Alliance’s convention last Friday in Phoenix, and Sen. Mark Kelly sent a video greeting. Richard Fiesta, E Read More >

• It is Possible to Control Negative Thoughts about Aging

  August 25, 2023: Age bias doesn’t show up only as discrimination or snarky birthday cards, according to The Washington Post. One potent source of ageism comes from older people themselves. Internalized ageism is the negative voice in people� Read More >

• White House to Name First 10 Drugs for Medicare Negotiations Next Week

  August 25, 2023: The Biden-Harris administration plans to unveil the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations Tuesday, in a milestone in the president’s plan to lower the price of prescription drugs. Democrats in the House and Read More >

• KFF Health News: Few Firm Beliefs and Low Trust — Americans Not Sure What’s True in Age of Health Misinformation

  August 24, 2023: Around 3 in 10 Americans still believe ivermectin is an effective treatment for covid. What’s more, few place significant trust in any form of news media or official institution to accurately convey information about health topi Read More >

• America’s Work Force Union Podcast: Ohio Retirees Held a Party to Help Spread the Word on State Issue 1

  August 18, 2023: August 18, 2023 Ohio Alliance President Norm Wernet joined America’s Workforce Union Podcast to talk about efforts to prevent the passage of State Issue 1 and Social Security's 88th anniversary. You can click above or on Read More >

• KFF Health News: New Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hopes — Along With Questions

  August 17, 2023: The FDA has approved Leqembi, the first disease-modifying treatment for early-stage Alzheimer’s and a precursor condition, mild cognitive impairment. Medicare has said it will pay for the therapy. Medical centers across the coun Read More >