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• New Retiree Voting Record Report Released

  February 17, 2022: Scores Congress on Votes Cast during Pandemic’s Second Year Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans released its 2021 Congressional Voting Record, which scored each U.S. Senator and Representative on critical re Read More >

• Tell Your Senators to Pass the Postal Service Reform Act

  February 14, 2022: The House has already passed the Postal Service Reform Act. Now, it's up to the Senate to pass it. Click here to sign our petition and urge your Senators to get this legislation over the finish line. Read More >

• For Older Patients, Exercise Could Speed Recovery Following Hospitalization

  February 14, 2022: Even though bed rest is commonly prescribed for older adults recovering from a hospital stay, many health care professionals are highlighting the risks associated with such inactivity. In one study on older hospital patients fr Read More >

• Census Report Highlights Older Households’ Sources of Income

  February 14, 2022: While Social Security makes up the largest share of most older adults’ incomes, other sources also provide earnings to people 65 and older. A new report from the United States Census Bureau analyzed older households’ sources o Read More >

• Alliance Cheers House Passage of Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill

  February 14, 2022: On Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3076, the 2021 Postal Reform Act, on a bipartisan 342-92 vote, repealing the Congressional mandate that the United States Postal Service (USPS) spend billions of dollars e Read More >

• KHN: Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

  February 10, 2022: The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable Read More >

• Thank Postal Workers

  February 09, 2022: Since the beginning of the pandemic, USPS employees have kept this country running. Click here to thank them for their work during this difficult time. Read More >

• Medicare to Pay for Home Covid Tests

  February 04, 2022: On Thursday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to make over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests available to people with Medicare at no cost by “early spring.” CMS's initial OTC testing poli Read More >

• COVID-19 Widows Struggle to Get Survivors Benefits as Social Security Offices Remain Closed

  February 04, 2022: In addition to causing pain, misery and death to millions of infected Americans, the coronavirus pandemic has forced Social Security offices to close in-person operations, and many children and spouses are experiencing long delays Read More >

• Florida Alliance’s Lawsuit Against the State’s Restrictive Voting Law Goes to Court

  February 04, 2022: Witness testimony began Monday in a lawsuit challenging the state of Florida’s restrictive voting law. The Florida Alliance is a plaintiff in the suit, which is being held by teleconference due to the pandemic. Florida Govern Read More >