2022 Midterm Election
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Walking More Will Cut Your Risk of Developing Dementia
Walking between 3,800 and 9,800 steps each day can reduce your risk of mental decline, according to a new Journal of the American Medical Association study. People between the ages of 40 and 79 who took 9,826 steps per day were 50% less likely to develop dementia within seven ... Read more
Illinois Alliance Member Bea Lumpkin, 104, Leads Chicago Labor Day Parade
Illinois Alliance member and AFT retiree Bea Lumpkin, going strong at 104, served as Grand Marshall for the 2022 Chicago Labor Day Parade Monday. The legendary Ms. Lumpkin has been an activist, professor, and writer during her lifetime. She is pictured with Chicago Federation... Read more
SSA Adds Safety Measures to Protect People Facing Long Wait Times, Adverse Conditions
When the Social Security Administration (SSA) reopened its offices for in-person appointments many beneficiaries and applicants faced long waits outside in the summer heat. Over the past several weeks, the agency has taken several steps to implement safety upgrades to address the... Read more
Union Support Reaches Its Highest Point In Nearly Six Decades
The latest Gallup poll shows that 71 percent of Americans currently approve of unions. Americans have not shown such a high level of support for unions since 1965. Union workers are more likely than nonunion workers to have retirement benefits. According to 2020 data from the ... Read more
New Study Shows Paxlovid Decreases COVID Deaths for Older People
A new study indicates that Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid, significantly reduces deaths and hospitalizations for patients aged 65 years and older. According to recent data, adults who are 65 years or older account for 80 percent of COVID-19 deaths and more than half of C... Read more
Celebrate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and Learn How it Will Lower Drug Prices
The Alliance will host a special virtual event on Thursday, September 15, at 4 PM Eastern time to celebrate the passage of this historic legislation. We will have experts on hand to break down the law and answer questions about how it will be implemented over the next few years. ... Read more
After Crackdown, Medicare Advantage Marketers Tone Down Sales Tactics
Medicare Advantage plans are being forced to tone down their aggressive advertising this year in response to increased oversight from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The new guidelines were prompted by an increase in consumer complaints, which swelled by 165... Read more
Wisconsin Senator Doubles Down on Plans to Slash Earned Retirement Benefits on Campaign Trail
Senator Ron Johnson (WI) this week discussed how to “coax” retirees back into the labor force during a tele town hall on Wednesday night. Earlier, Johnson suggested that earned benefits should be re-approved by Congress on an annual basis, and insisted that Social Security wa... Read more
