As Medical Debt Stacks Up, Many People in Their Early 60s Count the Days Until They Are Eligible for Medicare
As we age, we typically need more health care and often have higher medical costs. Unsurprisingly, middle-aged adults are therefore more likely than young adults to have debt related to those health expenses. Fortunately, the percentage of adults with significant medical debt dec... Read more
Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Increases for Social Security Administration, Senior Nutrition, and the CDC
On Tuesday President Biden signed into law H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,” a $1.5 trillion spending bill for the current fiscal year that began over five months ago. Until a deal was reached, funding levels had been set at levels enacted under the prev... Read more
Pfizer asks FDA to Approve Fourth Dose of COVID Vaccine for Seniors
Pfizer and BioNTech have asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to greenlight a fourth dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for Americans 65 and older, citing data from Israel suggesting that the additional booster could curb infections and severe illness in the highest-risk age ... Read more
Senior GOP Sen. Grassley Tells Democrats to Pass Drug Price Legislation Now
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) acknowledged during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday that it would be difficult to pass legislation lowering drug prices if his own party regains control of Congress following the 2022 midterm elections. He then called on Democrats to pass... Read more
Report Highlights In-Home Hazards for Older Americans
Despite making up only 16 percent of the population, Americans over the age of 65 account for 71 percent of all consumer product-related deaths annually. To address this data anomaly, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has unveiled a new report on the safety hazar... Read more
Generic Drug Manufacturer Announces Plans for Low-Cost Insulin
Uninsured and underinsured Americans often pay the highest out-of-pocket costs for their medicine, forcing many to choose between purchasing the medicine they need and covering essential living expenses. However, the country’s first not-for-profit generic pharmaceutical company... Read more
Alliance Praises Senate Passage of Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill
The Senate passed the Postal Service Reform Act, H.R. 3076, on Tuesday, repealing the Congressional mandate that the U.S. Postal Service spend billions of dollars every year to prefund retiree health care. With White House officials indicating President Biden intends to sign the ... Read more
Nation Celebrates One Year Since American Rescue Plan Became Law
Exactly one year ago, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law to address the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, this important legislation has been the cornerstone of the American COVID-19 recovery, pr... Read more
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