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• KHN: Reopening of Long-Term Care Facilities Is ‘an Absolute Necessity for Our Well-Being’

  March 08, 2021:   For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation, according to a growing chorus o Read More >

• Sign Our Petition to Urge Congress to Add Postal Banking as a USPS Service

  March 01, 2021: Adding postal banking as a USPS service would generate revenue and help millions of Americans, especially seniors and those living in rural areas, who rely on the Post Office for delivery of important goods and services. Sign o Read More >

• KHN: Why AstraZeneca and J&J’s Vaccines, In Use Elsewhere, Are Still on Hold in America

  March 01, 2021: By Sarah Jane Tribble The World Health Organization greenlighted emergency use of AstraZeneca and Oxford’s covid-19 vaccine this month, following in the steps of the United Kingdom, the European Union and others, who are Read More >

• KHN: Countless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority

  February 22, 2021: By Judith Graham Opening another front in the nation’s response to the pandemic, medical centers and other health organizations have begun sending doctors and nurses to apartment buildings and private homes to vaccinate h Read More >

• 2021 Winter Legislative Toolkit

  February 17, 2021: Here is a link to our 2021 winter legislative toolkit: 2021 Winter Toolkit Read More >

• 2021 Lobby Visit Materials

  February 17, 2021: Here are links to our handouts about best practices for lobbying effectively: 2021 Winter Legislative Calendar How to Structure Your Lobby Visit Lobby Day Talking Points Lobby Report Back Form Read More >

• 2021 Winter Toolkit Fact Sheets

  February 17, 2021: Download copies of our fact sheets here: Social Security and Medicare Facts and Figures 2021 Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act Social Security Fairness Act Read More >

• 2021 Storytelling Minikit

  February 17, 2021: You can download our Storytelling Minikit here: Storytelling Minikit Read More >

• 2021 Winter Toolkit LTEs and Petition

  February 17, 2021: Here are links to our sample letters to the editor and a USPS petition: Sample Letters to the Editor Petition Read More >

• KHN: As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Them

  February 16, 2021: Fed up with a lack of federal action to lower prescription drug costs, state legislators around the country are pushing bills to penalize drugmakers for unjustified price hikes and to cap payment at much-lower Canadian levels. Read More >