The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to news that the U.S. House Budget Committee plans to vote on Thursday, March 7 on a Concurrent FY 2025 Budget Resolution: “Seniors are beyond disappoi... Read more
As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which is below the federal poverty level and too low for her to be eligible for subsidized health insurance on the Obamacare marketplace. Dybas, 53, also does not qualify for Medicaid ... Read more
Halfway through what will be the biggest purge of Medicaid beneficiaries in a one-year span, enrollment in the government-run health insurance program is on track to return to roughly pre-pandemic levels. Medicaid, which covers low-income and disabled people, and the related C... Read more
The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to a Rolling Stone magazine article today detailing GOP plans to move quickly to privatize Medicare if Donald Trump is elected in 2024: “After a lifeti... Read more
The Federal Trade Commission has challenged the validity of over 100 drug product patents, focusing on devices used to deliver medicines, like inhalers and autoinjectors, in an effort to increase competition and potentially lower some prices. The FTC says drugmakers illegitima... Read more
Washington, DC -- Citing President Biden’s record of commitment to retirement security for every American, the Alliance for Retired Americans, a national grassroots advocacy organization, today endorsed Joe Biden for reelection as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President. ... Read more
HANOVER, N.H. — Health care issues are important to Lana Leggett-Kealey, who works as a genetic genealogist. But on Tuesday, as she walked out of her polling place at a local high school and into a frigid New England morning, she said she had something bigger on her mind when s... Read more
Cites Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits, Lowering Drug Prices Levittown, NY - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Tom Suozzi for election to the U.S. House of Representatives fr... Read more
Angela M. Du Bois, a retired software tester in Durham, North Carolina, wasn’t looking to replace her UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan. She wasn’t concerned as the Dec. 7 deadline approached for choosing another of the privately run health insurance alternatives to or... Read more
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