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• Retirees Welcome Second Round of Lower-Priced Drugs Negotiated Under the Inflation Reduction Act

  November 25, 2025: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Administration's announcement of lower, negotiated prices for people with Medicare: “The requiremen Read More >

• KFF Health News: Kennedy Sharpens Vaccine Attacks, Without Scientific Backing

  November 24, 2025: As the federal government prepares for the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has intensified his attacks on aluminum vaccine components used Read More >

• KFF Health News: Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.

  November 20, 2025: Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks and serious diseases. Longtime relationships with doctors people trust often make even bad news more tolerable. Losing that support — especiall Read More >

• Alliance Applauds Administration’s Decision to Drop Harmful Proposal to Make Social Security Disability Benefits Harder to Claim

  November 20, 2025: Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans welcomes the Administration’s decision to halt its proposed overhaul of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) eligibility rules after overwhelming negative feedback fro Read More >

• KFF Health News: As Health Companies Get Bigger, So Do the Bills. It’s Unclear if Trump’s Team Will Intervene.

  November 10, 2025: A cancer patient might live in a town with four oncology groups, but only one accepts his insurance — the one owned by his insurer. A young couple could see huge bills after their child is born, because their insurer agreed to t Read More >

• Health Care Costs Surge As ACA Open Enrollment Begins

  November 07, 2025: Americans shopping for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace insurance plans during open enrollment – which began this Saturday – are experiencing confusion and dramatically more expensive premiums. This includes five million Read More >

• Social Security Callers Waiting Hours, Or Sometimes Days, for Help

  October 31, 2025: Seniors and people with disabilities calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) face endless looping music, long wait times, useless robot messages, and extended periods between a request and an actual callback, according to Read More >

• KFF Health News: Trump Team Takes Aim at State Laws Shielding Consumers’ Credit Scores From Medical Debt

  October 28, 2025: The Trump administration took another step Tuesday to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new guidance that threatens ongoing state efforts to keep that debt off consumers’ credit reports. More than a Read More >

• Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 2.8% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries

  October 24, 2025: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the announcement that there will be a 2.8% cost-of-living (COLA) benefit increase for millions of Social Sec Read More >

• Deepfake Scam Ads Promoting Fake Benefit Programs for Seniors Explode on Meta Social Media Platforms

  October 16, 2025: A new report from the Tech Transparency Project identified 63 scam advertisers that spent $49 million on more than 150,000 fraudulent Instagram and Facebook ads promoting fake stimulus checks, government benefits, and healthcare p Read More >