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Alliance Members Speak Out for Drug Price Negotiation and Expanded Medicare Benefits

On Wednesday, October 6, a group of health care advocates including the Florida Alliance (FLARA), medical professionals, and faith leaders held a virtual event urging Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL), another House Democrat who has opposed drug price negotiation, to support lowering pr... Read more

Drug Corporations Kick Lobbying into High Gear to Stop Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

Millions of dollars in advertising, funded by pharmaceutical corporations and business organizations, are being spent to block President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, and the provision allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices and expand benefits is a focus of many of ... Read more

Fred Redmond is New Alliance Executive Vice President

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond was named Executive Vice President of the Alliance for Retired Americans on Tuesday, succeeding Liz Shuler in the position after she was elected President of the AFL-CIO in August. Mr. Redmond was previously the Chairman of the AFL-CIO Old... Read more

Extreme Wealth Inequality at All Ages is Tied to Retirement Struggles for Many Americans

Researchers with the National Institute on Retirement Security have found stark wealth inequality among members of the Baby Boom generation, which they defined as Americans aged 55-73. The entire bottom half of Baby Boomers held only 2% of their generation’s wealth in 2019, ... Read more

CEOs Against Medicare Price Negotiation Were Paid $400 Million Collectively Last Year

The fight over allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, and use the savings to expand guaranteed dental, hearing and vision benefits, continued in earnest on Capitol Hill this week. Executives from 33 pharmaceutical corporations sent a letter to Congress reiterating t... Read more

Tell Congress to Require Medicare to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices

Congress is on the verge of passing Medicare drug price negotiation. You can sign our petition to tell your members that they must lower drug prices NOW!... Read more

Nabisco Strike Ends: BCTGM Members Overwhelmingly Accept New Contract

Alliance members have been strong supporters of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) workers at Nabisco/Mondelez plants throughout the United States as they fought the company’s plans to move production to Mexico and slash ear... Read more

Survey Says Most Private Insurance Plans Won’t Waive COVID-19 Cost-sharing

At the urging of the federal government, insurance companies waived cost-sharing for COVID-19 patients in 2020. However as the pandemic continues, a majority of companies have opted to discontinue this practice, meaning that COVID-19 patients with ‘long-haul’ cases are respon... Read more

FDA, CDC Back Pfizer COVID-19 Boosters for Seniors, High-Risk Americans

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vaccine advisory committee endorsed the use of a Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 booster shot for people 65 years old and older and those who may be at risk of developing severe disease. The move could allow broad... Read more