2021 Summer Legislative Toolkit Our legislative toolkit has all of the things you'll need to celebrate Medicare and Social Security and mobilize for change on our key retirement security issues this summer. These resources include issue position papers, sample letters... Read more
How to Use this Toolkit This overview will help you get started with your mobilization efforts this summer. It provides detailed descriptions of the various sections and materials in the rest of the toolkit. Read more ... Read more
Position Papers and Fact Sheets We included copies of our Social Security Medicare Facts and Figures and Social Security Fairness Act fact sheets as well as our position papers on the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordabilit... Read more
Storytelling Materials We included tips for how to structure anniversary events, a personal storytelling minikit, and sample letters to the editor to support your mobilization efforts. Read more... Read more
Lobbying Best Practices We included tips for how to structure lobbying events, talking points, and a report back form to support your mobilization efforts. Read more... Read more
Statement from Richard Fiesta, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on the Senate Finance Committee’s Principles for Drug Pricing Reform: “Americans continue to pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, and seniors are bearing the bru... Read more
In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by the state of Texas to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is the third time that the Supreme Court has upheld the law which provides health insurance for millions of Americans. Justice Breyer, writing ... Read more
Medicare’s spending on prescription drugs increased by 26% between 2013 and 2018 -- and high drug prices are to blame -- according to a new report from the Medicare Advisory Payment Commission (MedPAC). The expert report rebuts the pharmaceutical industry’s claim that high... Read more
Dr. Kingsley R. Chin was little more than a decade out of Harvard Medical School when sales of his spine surgical implants took off. Chin has patented more than 40 pieces of such hardware, including doughnut-shaped plastic cages, titanium screws and other products used to repa... Read more
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