The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following the Senate vote on the Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the WISeR pilot program. Earlier this week, the Alliance sent a letter to every senator... Read more
AUGUSTA — Today, the Alliance for Retired Americans endorsed former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson’s campaign to be the Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate. "The Alliance for Retired Americans is proud to endorse Troy Jackson,” said Chris McKinnon, President of the... Read more
As the Trump administration’s January deadline looms for states to enforce new Medicaid work requirements, some state lawmakers are turning the tables by pushing to publicly name the largest companies that have employees enrolled in the government program covering low-income an... Read more
Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for the winter. While away, their mail is forwarded. But Pare, 77, said he didn’t receive any warning from his Medicare prescription drug plan t... Read more
The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the 5-4 Supreme Court decision in Watson v. RNC. The Mississippi Alliance for Retired Americans was an intervenor in the case. “We welcome today's decisi... Read more
A major Medicare Advantage company has paid the government more than $342 million to help settle allegations that it overcharged the federal healthcare program for years. Elevance Health, which covers about 2 million people on Medicare, sent the money to the Centers for Medica... Read more
(iStock/Getty Images) Bill Curry, 65, raises cattle on the same land in rural Oklahoma once owned by his father and generations before him. Each quarter, for several years, he has made the 2½-hour drive to Oklahoma City for an epidural in his spine to treat his back pain. Bu... Read more
President Donald Trump, who once declared he had “saved” flavored vapes, grew his stock holdings this year to as much as $1.64 million in tobacco giant Philip Morris. He also had holdings in Altria and a third leading tobacco company, though an apparent discrepancy in his ... Read more
The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance, regarding the Trustees’ reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released today. The report states that the Social Security Trust Fund is able to pay full benefits and expe... Read more
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