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

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 chair, he would be stuck in bed, at risk of develo... Read more

Report Shows We Can Expand Social Security

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 Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released to... Read more

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

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 leave Bell short of breath and often trigger seve... Read more

Kaiser Health News: Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their Covid Booster?

Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk. Approximately 1 in 3 Americans 65 and older who completed t... Read more

Priorities USA, Georgia Alliance for Retired Americans, Vote.org File Legal Challenge to Georgia’s “Wet Signature” Absentee Ballot Application Requirement

Atlanta, GA — Today, a coalition of organizations — the Georgia Alliance for Retired Americans, Priorities USA and Vote.org — filed suit against the Georgia State Election Board asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to invalidate Georgia’s ... Read more

Retiree Group Endorses Wiley Nickel for Election to U.S. House

Cites His Commitment to Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits Raleigh - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Wiley Nickel for election to the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 13th Congressi... Read more

Retiree Group Endorses Jessica Cisneros for Election to U.S. House

Cites Her Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits Laredo - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Jessica Cisneros for election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas’s 28th C... Read more

Retiree Group Endorses Tim Ryan for Election to U.S. Senate

Cites His Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits Columbus - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Tim Ryan for election to the U.S. Senate from Ohio today. The Ohio Alliance for Retire... Read more

Federal Judge Finds Florida Voting Law Unconstitutional in Case Brought by the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and Others

A federal judge today struck down Florida’s restrictive voting law, known as S.B. 90, which was passed in 2021, finding it racially discriminatory. “Older Floridians take voting seriously and we are grateful that the Court today struck down S.B. 90,” said Bill Sauers, Pr... Read more