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Democrats Look to Wealthiest Americans, Corporations to Pay for Reconciliation Bill

House Democrats are crafting a deal to implement President Biden’s Build Back Better plan while keeping his promise that the revenue to pay for it will come only from Americans who earn more than $400,000 a year. The funding would address initiatives like long term care for sen... Read more

Senate Democrats Introduce New Voting Rights Bill

Within days of Texas enacting a new voting restrictions law, Senate Democrats introduced the Freedom to Vote Act. The bill would make Election Day a federal holiday, establish same-day voter registration nationwide, set federal standards on mail-in voting, establish limited voter... Read more

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Proposal Blocked in Committee

Democratic Reps. Scott Peters (CA), Kathleen Rice (NY) and Kurt Schrader (OR) cast the deciding votes against allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices Wednesday. The 29-29 tie vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee came after a 3-day markup. Their votes prevent t... Read more

Many Nursing Home Residents Suffer through Hurricane Ida, Pandemic in Horrid Conditions

The Louisiana Department of Health has revoked the licenses of seven nursing homes that sent residents to a warehouse to shelter during Hurricane Ida, renewing concerns over the safety of long term care facilities. Residents of the Louisiana nursing homes were laying on the fl... Read more

New Poll Explores Seniors’ Biggest Concerns

New research by seniorliving.org found that older adults have been more emotionally resilient than their younger counterparts during the pandemic, and that many of seniors' biggest fears are related to finances. Older adults’ biggest fear is their loved ones becoming serious... Read more

Administration Advances Plans for Lower Drug Prices as Congress Works on Ways to Expand Medicare with the Savings

The Biden administration unveiled a detailed blueprint for lowering prescription drug prices last Thursday that includes allowing Medicare to directly negotiate lower drug prices and making those prices available to other insurance plans. The White House plan also calls for cappi... Read more

Media Coverage of Voto Latino, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, and Texas AFT’s Lawsuit to Protect All Texans’ Right to Vote

Press Releases Voto Latino, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, Texas AFT File Lawsuit to Protect All Texans’ Right to Vote, September 7 Media Coverage Four groups file lawsuit to block controversial Texas election bill Fox7-Austin, September 7, 2021 "Extremist": Civil... Read more

Social Security’s Finances Remain Strong, Annual Trustees Reports Show

The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trustees reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released today: “Social Security remains strong and solvent with enough money to cov... Read more

Apple, Bose and Others Pump Up the Volume on Hearing Aid Options, Filling Void Left by FDA

Spurred by decades of complaints about the high cost of hearing aids, Congress passed a law in 2017 to allow over-the-counter sales, with hopes it would boost competition and lower prices. Four years later, federal regulators have yet to issue rules to implement the law. B... Read more