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• Americans Keep their Health Care as Repeal Bill Fails in Senate

  August 04, 2017: In a major victory for older Americans concerned about health care costs, the Senate failed to pass a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) last Friday. Republican Senators Susan Collins (ME), Lisa Murkowski (AK), and John McCain (A...Read more >

• KHN – Analysis: 5 Ways White House Can Use Its Muscle To Undercut Obamacare

  July 31, 2017: By Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. About an hour after the Senate’s dramatic third attempt to repeal Obamacare fell short — and a...Read more >

• Chicago Metro Chapter Joins Youth Activists in Intergenerational Alliance

  July 14, 2017: The Chicago Metro Chapter of the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, including Corresponding Secretary of the chapter Bea Lumpkin, recently launched INTERGEN, a coalition focusing on common issues and priorities. The spark for the partnership ca...Read more >

• Social Security and Medicare Remain Strong, Annual Trustees Reports Show

  July 13, 2017: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trustees reports issued today on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds: “Social Security remains strong and able...Read more >

• Latest GOP Attempt at a “Health Plan” Still Not the Charm

  July 13, 2017: Older Americans Would be Hard Hit The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to media reports on the Senate Republicans' latest plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act...Read more >

• KHN – Analysis: As Seniors Get Sicker, They’re More Likely To Drop Medicare Advantage Plans

  July 06, 2017: By Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. When Sol Shipotow enrolled in a new Medicare Advantage health plan earlier this year, he expected to...Read more >

• Health Care Bill Stalls in Senate – for Now

  June 28, 2017: After weeks of writing the legislation secretly, followed by a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report estimating that the Senate’s health care bill would leave 22 million Americans uninsured, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday anno...Read more >

• KHN – Analysis: Mitch McConnell Plans To Hide Trumpcare’s Pain Until After Midterms

  June 28, 2017: By Michael McAuliff Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is well aware of the political peril of taking health bene...Read more >

• Sign the Petition to Save Our Health Care

  June 08, 2017: We need your help again to protect our health care. Right now, behind closed doors in Washington, a dozen Republican Senators are meeting to decide what will happen with our health care. They have held no public hearings to allow the public to see wh...Read more >

• Nursing Home Residents’ Rights Would be Weakened by Trump Administration Action

  June 06, 2017: A new policy proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would take away the rights of residents when it comes to settling nursing home disputes between residents and their families and the nursing home companies. Under the Obama...Read more >