Karen Ferguson, the founder of the Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit organization that protects the interests of workers and retirees and helps promote legislation on their behalf, died on December 23 at her home in Washington, DC. Ms. Ferguson successfully lobbied Congress f... Read more
USPS leadership must put its mission of delivering critical goods and services to Americans first. You can help make that happen by signing our petition.... Read more
Although vaccines are proven to significantly reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 infection, breakthrough hospitalizations and deaths have been reported among some fully vaccinated people. New research has found that the majority of COVID-19 breakthrough hospitalizations occurred ... Read more
After passing 33 laws of restricting voting in 19 states in 2021, Republicans in at least five states — Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire — are working to pass even more voter suppression laws during their 2022 legislative sessions. Two federa... Read more
Federal agencies have published regulations to implement the No Surprises Act (NSA), establishing new federal protections that will take effect in 2022 against surprise medical bills. Surprise medical bills arise when insured consumers inadvertently receive care from out-o... Read more
Facing widespread criticism for the exorbitant cost of its new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, Biogen announced it would cut the price by half, from $56,000 per year to $28,200 per year. Biogen had projected that sales of the drug would generate $12 million in revenue, but it has... Read more
Members of the Alliance were saddened this week by the passing of former Majority Leader and long-time Nevada Senator Harry Reid, a lifelong champion for older Americans. “Retirees have lost one of the best friends they ever had in Washington,” said Alliance President Robe... Read more
With the United States now having lost more than 800,000 lives due to the coronavirus, new data has uncovered a grim trend among those most likely to be affected: one out of every 100 Americans over the age of 65 has died from COVID-19, accounting for nearly 75% of the country’... Read more
As postal workers are working diligently to deliver holiday packages on time, the American Postal Workers Union is focused on a key piece of legislation – the Postal Reform Act, H.R. 3076 in the House and S. 1720 in the Senate. A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the leg... Read more
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