Social Security Expansion
How will recent Social Security expansion efforts benefit older Americans?
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Retirees Applaud Senate Passage of Social Security Fairness Act and the Restoration of Benefits to Millions
December 21, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Senate passage of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act: “Retirees are elated that the Senate passe Read More >
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KFF Health News: A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged
December 19, 2024: “The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New Jersey. She’d decided to begin life anew — on her own — in a one-bedroom a Read More >
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KFF Health News: Trump’s Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but ‘Team of Opponents’
December 19, 2024: Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another or with Trump’s choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services, R Read More >
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Retirees Want Final Passage after Cloture Vote to Restore Social Security Benefits so that Millions of Americans will Avoid Economic Hardship
December 18, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Senate’s 73-27 vote to reach cloture on H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act: “Retirees are Read More >
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KFF Health News: Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own
December 12, 2024: Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis. Gayle Williams-Brett, 69, plans to tackle a project she’s been p Read More >
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Retirees Have Serious Concerns about the Selection of Frank Bisignano to Lead SSA
December 06, 2024: Retirees Have Serious Concerns about the Selection of Frank Bisignano to Lead SSA The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Donald Trump's nominat Read More >
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KFF Health News: Nursing Home Industry Wants Trump To Rescind Staffing Mandate
December 05, 2024: Covid’s rampage through the country’s nursing homes killed more than 172,000 residents and spurred the biggest industry reform in decades: a mandate that homes employ a minimum number of nurses. But with President-elect Don Read More >
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Elon Musk, Sen. Mike Lee Declare War on Social Security
December 03, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-UT) and Elon Musk’s attack on the Social Security benefits Americans have earned over Read More >