Social Security Expansion
How will recent Social Security expansion efforts benefit older Americans?
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KFF Health News: TV’s Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him To Lead
November 26, 2024: President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz — recently held broad investments in heal Read More >
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Fact Sheet: Social Security and Medicare: Current Facts and Figures
November 22, 2024: Nearly 184 million workers contribute to Social Security and Medicare through payroll taxes. Details like benefit amounts and premiums change each year. Our fact sheet has the latest figures for 2025. Download the fact sheet Read More >
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Tell Your Senators to Support the Social Security Fairness Act
November 18, 2024: For decades, two unfair Social Security law provisions have unjustly deprived more than 2 million public service retirees of the benefits they have earned. But we have an opportunity to fix this injustice. The U.S. House just p Read More >
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KFF Health News: Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’
November 15, 2024: Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the president-elect will reconcile starkly different philosophies among the leaders of his team Read More >
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KFF Health News: Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
November 14, 2024: A new federal watchdog audit is ratcheting up pressure on government officials to crack down on billions of dollars in overcharges linked to Medicare Advantage home visits. But so far, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Se Read More >
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Retirees Applaud House of Representatives’ Passage of Social Security Fairness Act
November 12, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding House passage of the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82: “Tonight the U.S. House of Representatives Read More >
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KFF Health News: Trump’s White House Return Poised To Tangle Health Care Safety Net
November 07, 2024: Former President Donald Trump’s election victory and looming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back the nation’s public health insurance programs — increasing the uninsured rate, while imposi Read More >
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Retirees Call on Speaker Johnson to Bring Social Security Fairness Act to the House Floor
November 06, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding House Freedom Caucus members’ attempts to try to kill the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82: “Yes Read More >