The Medicare prescription drug pricing plan Democrats unveiled this week is not nearly as ambitious as many lawmakers sought, but they and drug policy experts say the provisions crack open the door to reforms that could have dramatic effects. Tamping down drug expenses has bee... Read more
President Joe Biden’s mammoth domestic spending bill would add hearing benefits to the traditional Medicare program — one of three major new benefits Democrats had sought. The Biden administration appears to have fallen short of its ambition to expand dental and vision alo... Read more
Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans on the New Drug Negotiation Plan Announced Today: “Older Americans are better off today than they were yesterday and the pharmaceutical industry’s monopoly power to set drug prices has be... Read more
Dressed in scary Halloween costumes, members of the Arizona Alliance held a rally outside Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s (AZ) Phoenix office on Friday. The event was held to decry the Senator’s decision to break her promise to support Medicare drug price negotiation and instead si... Read more
Representative John Larson (CT) held a press conference on Tuesday as he introduced the Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust Act (H.R. 5723). Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr., attended the event with dozens of lawmakers who spoke in favor of the legislation. Rep. Larson’... Read more
On Thursday, President Biden travelled to the Capitol to present a new outline of a framework of a broad legislative package that will provide support to millions of American families. Congress and the White House have spent weeks hammering out a deal. Congressional leaders say t... Read more
The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade with Medicare cutting payments to nearly half the nation’s hospitals. In its 10th annual round of penalties, Medicare is reducing its payments to 2,499 hospi... Read more
Health experts are recommending that eligible Americans receive COVID-19 booster shots as soon as possible in an effort to prevent infection surges this coming winter. Seniors, who are among the highest-risk populations, are eligible for the boosters but only 15% of people aged 6... Read more
Senate Republicans filibustered the Democrats’ voting rights legislation last Wednesday, blocking the bill from even being debated. The vote to strengthen voter protections came as several GOP-controlled state legislatures vow to enact even more restrictive voting laws. The ... Read more
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