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• KFF Health News: Congress Looks To Ease Restrictions on Veterans’ Use of Non-VA Clinics and Hospitals

  August 06, 2025: WATERLOO, Iowa — John-Paul Sager appreciates the care he has received at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics, but he thinks it should be easier for veterans like him to use their benefits elsewhere. Sager, a Read More >

• KFF Health News: Chronically Ill? In Kennedy’s View, It Might Be Your Own Fault

  August 01, 2025: On a recent weekday evening, Ashly Richards helped her 13-year-old son, Case, with homework. He did math problems and some reading, underscoring how much he’s accomplished at his school for children with autism. Richards has Read More >

• Bessent Says Trump Accounts are “Backdoor” to Social Security Privatization

  July 30, 2025: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments on Social Security: “Today, Treasury Secretary Scott Bess Read More >

• FRAUD ALERT: Phone Scammers Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

  July 28, 2025: Law enforcement officials and the Federal Trade Commission are warning about a new Medicare fraud scheme targeting seniors. Scammers are exploiting recent changes to Social Security and Medicare—introduced by Elon Musk’s D Read More >

• KFF Health News: Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger.

  July 24, 2025: President Donald Trump rode to reelection last fall on voter concerns about prices. But as his administration pares back federal rules and programs designed to protect patients from the high cost of health care, Trump risks pushin Read More >

• The Ugly Truth about the “One Big Beautiful Bill”

  July 22, 2025: Read More >

• South Carolina Alliance Hosts Its Biennial Convention

  July 18, 2025: The South Carolina Alliance hosted its biennial convention on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, in conjunction with the South Carolina AFL-CIO Convention. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond and Alliance Field Manager Tommy Read More >

• Social Security Administration Struggles to Provide Customer Service Amid Fallout from DOGE Cuts

  July 18, 2025: Months after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired thousands of experienced, hardworking Social Security Administration (SSA) workers, the agency is having trouble keeping up with calls to its 1-800 number Read More >

• Study Debunks Pharmaceutical Industry’s Claims That Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Would Harm R&D

  July 18, 2025: A new study by Bentley University debunks the pharmaceutical industry’s claims that the Medicare drug price negotiation law would harm innovation and research. Drug research and development (R&D) spending actually increased Read More >

• As the Older Americans Act Turns 60, Future of Programs Seniors Rely On Are Under Siege

  July 18, 2025: Last week marked the 60th anniversary of the Older Americans Act (OAA). On July 14, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law. Now, at a time when 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, the Administration has proposed a bud Read More >