Americans between the ages of 50 and 64 and those living in Republican congressional districts will be the hardest hit if the current Affordable Care Act tax credits are not renewed by Congress, according to new analyses from KFF. The tax credits expanded eligibility for subsi... Read more
The Alliance for Retired Americans blasted the Trump Administration’s decision to appoint Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano as CEO of the Internal Revenue Service — a move that will have him essentially lead both massive agencies at once. ... Read more
[caption id="attachment_15806" align="aligncenter" width="700"] St. John’s Community Health in Los Angeles is one of the roughly 1,500 community health centers, some of which run multiple clinics, that are bracing for cuts to government funds they rely on to operate. (Jackie Fo... Read more
The percentage of older Americans living in poverty increased from 14.2 to 15 percent between this year and last year, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The uptick is specific to seniors, as every other age group analyzed either had poverty rates that decr... Read more
Threats of a federal government shutdown have gone from being an October surprise to a recurring theme. This time around, though, the stakes are higher. Federal funding ran out at midnight on Oct. 1, after Congress failed to pass even a stopgap budget while negotiations contin... Read more
[caption id="attachment_15788" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Mehmet Oz, chief of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said during a June press conference that “violence in the streets” had prompted the Trump administration to take on the issue of prior authori... Read more
The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano’s September 18, 2025 interview on Fox Business: Yesterday, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration c... Read more
Trump administration officials, looking at the possible impact of large insurance premium increases for millions of next year’s Obamacare customers, want more people to consider plans with less generous benefits and high deductibles. The agency that oversees the ACA announce... Read more
Congress only has until the end of September to renew expanded Medicare telehealth services. Before the COVID pandemic, only certain patients with specific diagnoses and conditions were eligible to receive telehealth medical care. But lawmakers made telehealth available to all be... Read more
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