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• 100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt

  June 23, 2022: Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where his infected leg was amputated. Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizo Read More >

• Retiree Group Endorses Val Demings for Election to U.S. Senate

  June 17, 2022: Cites Her Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits The Villages, FL –  Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Val Demings for election Read More >

• Preventive Care May Be Free, but Follow-Up Diagnostic Tests Can Bring Big Bills

  June 16, 2022: When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200 out-of-pocket for a diagnostic mammogram in Houston, she almost put off getting the test that told her she had breast cancer. “I thought, ‘I really don’t have this to spend, Read More >

• Retirees Endorse Dr. Kim Schrier for Re-election in WA-08 Congressional District

  June 14, 2022: “Senior Champion” is an essential voice for Washington’s retirees in Congress Issaquah, WA - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Dr. Kim Schrier for re-election today. Cong Read More >

• Despite a First-Ever ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law, There’s No Easy Fix for Wheelchair Users

  June 09, 2022: Robin Bolduc isn’t the type of person who takes “no” for an answer — particularly when it comes to fixing her husband’s wheelchair. Her husband, Bruce Goguen, 69, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis. And without his Read More >

• June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month

  June 06, 2022: The Alliance wishes all of our members a Happy Pride Month! More than three million lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender adults over the age of 50 live in the United States. The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging has Read More >

• Medicare Beneficiaries Will See A Premium Cut, But Not Until 2023

  June 06, 2022: Medicare beneficiaries will get a premium reduction — but not until next year — reflecting what U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said was an overestimate of the cost of covering the e Read More >

• Social Security Trustees Report Shows We Can Expand Social Security

  June 06, 2022: The Trustees reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds were released on Thursday, showing once again that Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund is strong and solvent, with enough money Read More >

• Report Shows We Can Expand Social Security

  June 02, 2022: Retirees Call on Congress to Strengthen Both Medicare and Social Security The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trustees reports on the So Read More >

• ‘That’s Just Part of Aging’: Long Covid Symptoms Are Often Overlooked in Seniors

  June 02, 2022: Nearly 18 months after getting covid-19 and spending weeks in the hospital, Terry Bell struggles with hanging up his shirts and pants after doing the laundry. Lifting his clothes, raising his arms, arranging items in his closet Read More >