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• House Budget Committee Advances “Fiscal Commission” Legislation

  January 19, 2024: On Thursday, the House Budget Committee approved three pieces of legislation that pave the way for cuts to Social Security and Medicare: the Fiscal Commission Act (H.R. 5779), the Fiscal State of the Nation Act (H.R. 6952), and th Read More >

• Tell Congress to Expand Social Security

  January 19, 2024: Read More >

• KFF Health News: America’s Health System Isn’t Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities

  January 17, 2024: The number of older adults with disabilities — difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing, memory, cognition, or performing daily tasks such as bathing or using the bathroom — will soar in the decades ahead, as baby boomers ente Read More >

• Retiree Group Endorses Tom Suozzi for Election to U.S. House

  January 08, 2024: Cites Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits, Lowering Drug Prices Levittown, NY - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Tom Suozzi fo Read More >

• Hearing Aids May Boost Longevity But Must Be Used Regularly

  January 05, 2024: A new study has found that restoring hearing loss with hearing aids may lengthen people's lives. Dr. Janet Choi, an otolaryngologist with Keck Medicine of USC, wanted to evaluate whether restoring hearing with hearing aids coul Read More >

• Pharmaceutical Corporations Expected to Raise Prices on Over 500 Drugs This Month

  January 05, 2024: Some of the largest American pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, Sanofi, and Takeda Pharmaceutical, plan to raise prices on over 500 drugs starting this month according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis A Read More >

• 220 People Finished Paying Social Security Taxes on New Year’s Day

  January 05, 2024: Just a few hours into 2024, more than 220 Americans, including SpaceX/Tesla/X’s Elon Musk and Apple’s Tim Cook, paid all their Social Security taxes for the year. This comes in sharp contrast to the over 160 million America Read More >

• Lower Insulin Prices, Out-of-Pocket Cost Caps for Medicare Beneficiaries Kick Off 2024

  January 05, 2024: Medicare beneficiaries will see a wide array of cost-saving benefits in the new year. Thanks to the Biden Administration, seniors will continue to pay no more than the monthly cap of $35 for insulin, and vaccines under Part D will Read More >