Every May is Older Americans Month and this year’s theme, Age My Way, provides an opportunity to explore the many ways older adults can remain safe and involved with their communities. The Alliance encourages everyone to make themselves aware of the work of the Administratio... Read more
Sunday, May 1 is International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, a time to celebrate all workers and the efforts of trade unions and the labor movement. It is also a day of remembrance, since it honors the workers who died during the Haymarket affair bombing in 1886 in Chica... Read more
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Last week, the Alliance joined the bipartisan patient coalition Patients for Affordable Drugs Now (P4ADN) as it implemented Debunking Big Pharma Week. Throughout the week, P4ADNow highlighted five of Big Pharma’s biggest lies to shed light on the truth behind important drug pri... Read more
H.R. 5723, Rep. John Larson’s (CT) “Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust,” expands and strengthens Social Security, increasing benefits for all beneficiaries by requiring wealthy Americans to pay payroll taxes on wages above $400,000. It will also restore earned Social Secu... Read more
Pennsylvania Alliance member Mary Wills, President of the Capitol Area Retired Pennsylvania State Education Association, spoke out at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party event on Thursday on the state capitol steps in Harrisburg. The event came during the week that Americans’ fe... Read more
The Medicaid program is a crucial lifeline for 79 million Americans with limited income and resources, and many older Americans rely on the program for coverage of nursing home and personal care services. That’s why the Alliance is joining in celebrating April as Medicaid Aware... Read more
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly chaired a U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing in Phoenix on Tuesday entitled, “No Time to Wait: Proposals to Lower Prescription Drug Costs.” Arizona experts, advocates, and patients impacted by rising drug prices, including Dora Vasquez, ... Read more
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and other long-term care facilities across the country limited or prohibited visitation to protect patients and staffers from infection. However, several states, including New York and Texas, have recently passed legislation tha... Read more
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