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• Americans Could Lose $20,000 in Retirement Savings if GOP Refuses to Raise the Debt Ceiling

  April 10, 2023: The Joint Economic Committee (JEC), a congressional group that reviews economic policy, recently released a report analyzing the consequences of failing to raise the debt ceiling. Based on a study of the 2011 debt limit negotiations, the analysis fin...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: Fatigue Is Common Among Older Adults, and It Has Many Possible Causes

  April 06, 2023: Nothing prepared Linda C. Johnson of Indianapolis for the fatigue that descended on her after a diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer in early 2020. Initially, Johnson, now 77, thought she was depressed. She could barely summon the energy to get dresse...Read more >

• Biden’s Budget Would Raise Taxes On Top .1%, Cut Them For Many Others

  April 03, 2023: According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget would raise average after-tax incomes for low-income households — those who earn about $31,000 or less — by nearly $600, or 3.2%, next year. The bud...Read more >

• Senators Draw Attention to the Sky-High Salaries of Medicare Advantage CEOs

  April 03, 2023: Sens. Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Jeff Merkley (OR) are calling attention to the massive profits and "exorbitant" executive salaries of top Medicare Advantage insurers such as UnitedHealthcare and Humana, which are leading a lobbying campaign against e...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: Congressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation

  March 31, 2023: A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses in the federal system meant to stop repeat Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said he decided to introduce a bill in the House late la...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: Being ‘Socially Frail’ Comes With Health Risks for Older Adults

  March 23, 2023: Consider three hypothetical women in their mid-70s, all living alone in identical economic circumstances with the same array of ailments: diabetes, arthritis, and high blood pressure. Ms. Green stays home most of the time and sometimes goes a week...Read more >

• California Alliance Members Leading Protest Today at House Speaker McCarthy’s Office

  March 21, 2023: The California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) lead a Day of Action to protect, improve and expand Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security on Friday. More than 700 CARA activists will demonstrate at the Bakersfield, CA office of House Speaker Ke...Read more >

• GOP Senator John Kennedy, Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley Threaten Social Security, Medicare Cuts

  March 21, 2023: Last Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley called for changing the retirement age for Americans currently in their twenties and limiting Social Security and Medicare benefits for wealthier Americans. Haley said that for those in ...Read more >

• Biden-Harris Administration Acts to Lower Prices for 27 Drugs

  March 21, 2023: On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced 27 prescription drugs for which Medicare Part B beneficiary coinsurances may be lower from April 1 – June 30,...Read more >

• Congress Reintroduces Protecting the Right to Organize Act

  March 07, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20 in the House), which would restore the right of workers to freely and fairly for...Read more >