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• ‘Wisdom and Fear’ Lead 90% of U.S. Seniors to Covid Vaccines

  August 04, 2021: Amid the latest surge in covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, the United States on Tuesday hit a milestone that some thought was unattainable: 90% of people 65 and older are at least partly vaccinated against the disease. That’s more than 49 m...Read more >

• Ageism Costs the Economy Trillions

  July 12, 2021: A new report from AARP found that age discrimination cost the U.S. economy $850 billion in lost Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018, and that number appears to be increasing over time. The researchers calculated the loss in productivity due to older...Read more >

• House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Protect Older Workers from Discrimination

  July 06, 2021: On June 24, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, to restore protections for workers age 40 and older. The bill, introduced by Reps. Bobby Scott (VA) and Rodney Davis (IL), aims to ...Read more >

• New Report Details Patient Advocacy Groups’ Reliance on Big Pharma Donations

  July 06, 2021: An explosive new report by Patients For Affordable Drugs found that fifteen prominent patient advocacy groups, including groups that focus on specific diseases or conditions, have taken millions of dollars from drug corporations and pharmaceutical tr...Read more >

• Calming Computer Jitters: Help for Seniors Who Aren’t Tech-Savvy

  July 01, 2021: Six months ago, Cindy Sanders, 68, bought a computer so she could learn how to email and have Zoom chats with her great-grandchildren. It’s still sitting in a box, unopened. “I didn’t know how to set it up or how to get help,” said ...Read more >

• Schumer Backs Plan to Expand Medicare, Add Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage

  June 28, 2021: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (NY) said he backs a proposal by Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT) to include dental, vision, and hearing coverage in Medicare on Sunday. Schumer made the argument for expanding Medicare coverage during a press conferenc...Read more >

• Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII

  June 24, 2021: [caption id="attachment_12157" align="alignnone" width="960"] PHOENIX, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 07: Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez evicts a tenant on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Thousands of court-ordered evictions continue nationwide d...Read more >

• Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People, a ‘High-Water Mark’

  June 24, 2021: The pandemic-caused recession and a federal requirement that states keep Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled until the national emergency ends swelled the pool of people in the program by more than 9 million over the past year, according to a report re...Read more >

• U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to the Affordable Care Act

  June 21, 2021: 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 American...Read more >

• Government Panel: Higher Drug Prices, not More Prescriptions, Are Driving Higher Medicare Spending

  June 21, 2021: 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 pharmaceutica...Read more >