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• Texas State Legislators Flee the State to Preserve Voting Rights

  July 19, 2021: Fifty-one of the 67 Democrats in Texas’ state legislature fled the state on Monday to deny the Republican-controlled body the quorum needed to pass a bill that would make it harder for seniors and minority voters to exercise the Read More >

• President Biden Signs Executive Order Targeting High Drug Prices

  July 19, 2021: Last Friday, President Biden signed an executive order to address high drug prices while Congress works on legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs. The executive order: Authorizes fed Read More >

• Senate Democrats Announce Package to Expand Medicare to Include Dental, Hearing and Vision Benefits

  July 19, 2021: On Tuesday night, top Senate Democrats came to terms on a blueprint for a massive $3.5 trillion budget resolution to pair with a proposed $600 billion bipartisan physical infrastructure plan. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schume Read More >

• Ageism Costs the Economy Trillions

  July 12, 2021: A new report from AARP found that age discrimination cost the U.S. economy $850 billion in lost Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018, and that number appears to be increasing over time. The researchers calculated the loss in produ Read More >

• Congressional Democrats Eye Multiple Paths to Medicare Improvement

  July 12, 2021: Congressional Democrats are seeking to include vision, dental and hearing coverage in Medicare in new legislation rolled out this week. The bill, announced by Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX), would initially add preventive dental, hearing Read More >

• Report Shows Top 14 Drug Corporations Could Easily Afford Medicare Price Negotiation

  July 12, 2021: On Thursday, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a press conference with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) to release a new report analyzing the finances of 14 of the world’s la Read More >

• Retiree Organization Applauds President Biden’s Decision to Fire SSA Commissioner

  July 09, 2021: Statement of Richard Fiesta, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “Andrew Saul was a disaster for seniors and all Social Security beneficiaries.  From day one he was on a mission to gut the Social Securi Read More >

• House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Protect Older Workers from Discrimination

  July 06, 2021: On June 24, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, to restore protections for workers age 40 and older. The bill, introduced by Reps. Bobby Scott (VA) and Rodney Read More >

• New Report Details Patient Advocacy Groups’ Reliance on Big Pharma Donations

  July 06, 2021: An explosive new report by Patients For Affordable Drugs found that fifteen prominent patient advocacy groups, including groups that focus on specific diseases or conditions, have taken millions of dollars from drug corporations a Read More >

• Calming Computer Jitters: Help for Seniors Who Aren’t Tech-Savvy

  July 01, 2021: Six months ago, Cindy Sanders, 68, bought a computer so she could learn how to email and have Zoom chats with her great-grandchildren. It’s still sitting in a box, unopened. “I didn’t know how to set it up or how t Read More >