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• Sen. Warren, Experts Highlight Executive Actions to Lower Drug Prices

  May 02, 2022: In a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA) outlined a number of executive actions that the Biden administration could take to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Backed by legal and medical experts from Yale Law S...Read more >

• HHS Investigation Finds Many Medicare Advantage Enrollees are Denied Necessary Care

  May 02, 2022: Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have grown in popularity, with enrollment more than doubling over the last decade. However, an investigation conducted by the HHS Inspector General found that tens of thousands of enrollees are denied care that should be...Read more >

• May is Older Americans Month!

  May 02, 2022: Every May is Older Americans Month and this year’s theme, Age My Way, provides an opportunity to explore the many ways older adults can remain safe and involved with their communities. The Alliance encourages everyone to make themselves aware of...Read more >

• Alliance Celebrates May Day this Sunday

  May 01, 2022: Sunday, May 1 is International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, a time to celebrate all workers and the efforts of trade unions and the labor movement. It is also a day of remembrance, since it honors the workers who died during the Haymarket a...Read more >

• Big Pharma’s Lies on Drug Prices Debunked

  April 26, 2022: Last week, the Alliance joined the bipartisan patient coalition Patients for Affordable Drugs Now (P4ADN) as it implemented Debunking Big Pharma Week. Throughout the week, P4ADNow highlighted five of Big Pharma’s biggest lies to shed light on the t...Read more >

• Help Build Momentum for Rep. Larson’s Bill that Expands Social Security Benefits

  April 26, 2022: H.R. 5723, Rep. John Larson’s (CT) “Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust,” expands and strengthens Social Security, increasing benefits for all beneficiaries by requiring wealthy Americans to pay payroll taxes on wages above $400,000. It will a...Read more >

• Alliance Draws Attention to Dangers of Sen. Scott’s “Rescue America Plan”

  April 25, 2022: Pennsylvania Alliance member Mary Wills, President of the Capitol Area Retired Pennsylvania State Education Association, spoke out at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party event on Thursday on the state capitol steps in Harrisburg. The event came during...Read more >

• The Alliance Celebrates Medicaid Awareness Month

  April 18, 2022: The Medicaid program is a crucial lifeline for 79 million Americans with limited income and resources, and many older Americans rely on the program for coverage of nursing home and personal care services. That’s why the Alliance is joining in celeb...Read more >

• Arizona Alliance Testifies at Sen. Kelly Hearing on Lowering Prescription Drug Prices

  April 18, 2022: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly chaired a U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing in Phoenix on Tuesday entitled, “No Time to Wait: Proposals to Lower Prescription Drug Costs.” Arizona experts, advocates, and patients impacted by rising drug pr...Read more >

• New Laws Make It Easier to Visit Loved Ones in Health Care Facilities

  April 18, 2022: At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and other long-term care facilities across the country limited or prohibited visitation to protect patients and staffers from infection. However, several states, including New York and Texas, have r...Read more >