KHN: From Rotten Teeth to Advanced Cancer, Patients Feel the Effects of Treatment Delays
With medical visits picking up again among patients vaccinated against covid-19, health providers are starting to see the consequences of a year of pandemic-delayed preventive and emergency care as they find more advanced cancer and rotting and damaged teeth, among other ailments... Read more
Texas Retirees Stand Against Voter Suppression Legislation
Seniors Demand that state legislators vote against the bills
AUSTIN – The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, with 146,000 members statewide, is demanding that state legislators oppose bills such as SB 7 and HB 6, which will make it more difficult for older Texans, Texans wi... Read more
Retirees Welcome American Jobs Plan
Praise Provisions to Expand Home and Community-based Long Term Care Services
The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Biden’s American Jobs Plan:
“The bold plan President Biden ... Read more
Retirees Applaud Action to Save Multiemployer Pension Plans from Insolvency
More than ten million Americans will have greatly increased pension security for the benefits they have earned thanks to a provision in the American Rescue Plan which President Biden will sign into law this week.
“Working people deserve to retire with dignity. A pension is a... Read more
Ossoff, Warnock Senate Victories a Momentous Win for Retirees
The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the results of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia:
“The 4.4 million members of the Alliance for Retired Americans, including our more than 69,000 mem... Read more
Retirees to Sen. Johnson: Focus on Wisconsin’s Needs, Not Conspiracy Theories
Statement of Gary Mitchell, President of the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the decision of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson to convene a hearing on Wednesday, December 16 about “Irregularities in the 2020 Ele... Read more
Trump Administration is Spending its Last Weeks in Office Cutting Social Security Benefits
The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trump Administration’s plan that may eliminate Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for as many as 500,000 Americans, as reported in The... Read more
Biden-Harris Victory a Win for Retirees
The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the 2020 presidential election results:
“The 4.4 million members of the Alliance for Retired Americans extend their congratulations to President-elect Jo... Read more
Retirees Endorse Dina Titus for Re-Election in Nevada’s First Congressional District
Cites Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits
Las Vegas, NV - Today, members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Dina Titus for re-election in Nevada 1st Congressional District. The Nevada All... Read more
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