Press Releases Federal Judge Finds Florida Voting Law Unconstitutional in Case Brought by the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and Others, March 31 Florida Alliance’s Lawsuit Against the State’s Restrictive Voting Law Goes to Court, February 4 Florida Alliance Su... Read more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a sweeping new voter suppression bill on Thursday that restricts access to the ballot box for millions of voters. As soon as the legislation was signed into law, the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, the League of Women Voters of Flo... Read more
Just as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the pandemic — think empty middle seats on airplanes — so, too, are health insurers. Many voluntarily waived all deductibles, copayments and other costs for insured patients who fell i... Read more
On Wednesday, Sen. Mitt Romney (UT) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI) introduced the “Time to Rescue United States’ Trusts” (TRUST) Act as stand alone bills in the U.S. Senate and House (S.1295 and H.R. 2575), reviving a threat to the retirement security of hundreds of millions ... Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by a parallel outbreak of coronavirus scams, many targeting older Americans. As of April 13, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had logged nearly 452,000 consumer complaints related to COVID-19 and stimulus payments, many of them invo... Read more
President Biden unveiled his first budget request last Friday, and it calls for $14.2 billion in funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA), an increase of 11% over the current budget. The budget includes $895 million in additional funding to strengthen SSA customer ... Read more
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There’s widespread agreement that it’s important to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent as long as possible. But are we prepared to do what’s necessary, as a nation, to make this possible? That’s the challenge President Joe Biden has put f... Read more
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials announced on Wednesday that, between mid-February and the end of March, more than 500,000 Americans had signed up for coverage on HealthCare.gov, the federal at the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace for people buyin... Read more
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