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• Survey: Kentucky Voters Most Concerned About Cost of Living

  August 27, 2026: LOUISVILLE, KY – Today, the Kentucky Alliance for Retired Americans released findings of a new survey showing voters in the Louisville region and surrounding suburbs are divided on whether the state is on the right track. Voters Read More >

• KY POLL RESULTS for the Alliance for Retired Americans

  August 27, 2026: POLL RESULTS: Kentuckians Across Political Spectrum Concerned with Kitchen-Table Issues of Affordability, Health Care Access, and Preserving Rural Communities Introduction With another year of consequential elections quickly Read More >

• KFF Health News: The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify

  August 25, 2026: In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the popular weight loss drug Zepbound, but he couldn’t afford the $750 monthly price tag. (Erica S. Lee for KFF Health News) In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the Read More >

• KFF Health News: You Want To Join a Clinical Trial. Here’s What To Know About the Hurdles.

  August 19, 2026: (DigitalVision/Getty Images) Connecting people with clinical trials is complicated — even if people identify a promising match, there’s a slew of potentially thorny factors, including geographic incompatibility, and financial Read More >

• KFF Health News: Medicare’s Paying Less for Cataract Surgery. Eye Doctors Are Turning to Lucrative Lasers.

  August 19, 2026: (E+/Getty Images) Tammy Chalala, a retired dietitian in New York, was thrilled with the results of her cataract surgeries, which left her with close to 20/20 vision. She said she paid nearly $4,000 out-of-pocket for her two su Read More >

• Tell Your Members of Congress to Vote NO on Any “Fiscal Commission” Legislation

  August 18, 2026: If Congress fails to act, the Social Security Trust Fund will only be able to pay about 78 percent of scheduled benefits, starting in 2032. This would result in a 22 percent benefit cut for beneficiaries, a nearly $500 a month cut Read More >

• Alliance Members Push for Action to Protect and Strengthen Social Security as Financial Shortfall Looms

  August 14, 2026: Today is the 91st anniversary of the Social Security Act, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law on August 14, 1935. 74 million Americans receive monthly Social Security benefits, including nearly 58 million older A Read More >

• KFF Health News: Patients Wary of Governments, Companies Pushing AI as a Rural Healthcare Solution

  August 11, 2026: (Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — Two of the nation’s most powerful health officials predict artificial intelligence will play a key role in solving rural America’s health challenges. Health secretary Robe Read More >

• KFF Health News: People With Disabilities Fear Service Cuts as Trump’s DOJ Questions Legal Protections

  August 03, 2026: Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home healthcare aide to help her high-needs autistic 12-year-old son. Virginia’s Medicaid program covers the assistance, enabling her to work as both an education technology specialist and a Read More >