WALHALLA, S.C. — Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a small primary care clinic run by Clemson University draws patients from across the region. Many are Hispanic and uninsured, and some are willing to travel from other counties, bypassing closer health care ... Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group and State Democracy Defenders Fund, the Alliance for Retired Americans, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed suit today against the De... Read more
Alliance for Retired Americans leader Richard Fiesta released the following statement today regarding Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). “During his confirmation hearings, Mr. Kennedy demonstrated a lack of understanding of h... Read more
Alliance for Retired Americans leader Richard Fiesta released the following statement on the chaos created by the Trump Administration memo pausing federal grants last night: “All across the United States seniors are wondering whether their next meal will be delivered, wheth... Read more
On Friday, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a list of 15 new prescription drugs that Medicare will negotiate lower prices for. Under the law, HHS is required to negotiate a specific number of drugs each year. The list contains a number of drugs that o... Read more
A new analysis indicates that the Inflation Reduction Act’s $2,000 cap on annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs – which kicked in this year – will result in significant savings for seniors. About 11 million Americans with Medicare are expected to meet the cap and ent... Read more
Despite Medicare Advantage plans being able to offer beneficiaries dental, vision, and hearing services, a new study shows that beneficiaries do not actually receive more of these services than people with traditional Medicare. The study found that people enrolled in Medicare ... Read more
As we celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday – Monday, January 20 – it’s important to remember his work to connect the labor and the civil rights movements. Dr. King understood that unions ensure that working people have a voice. He told the 1961 AFL-CIO Conventio... Read more
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a major new consumer protection just days before President Joe Biden is set to leave office. The rules ban credit agencies from inclu... Read more
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