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• Kaiser Health News: Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their Covid Booster?

  May 13, 2022: Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk. Approximately 1 in 3 American...Read more >

• COVID-19 Death Toll Among Older Americans Still Rising

  May 09, 2022: Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, unvaccinated people have accounted for a majority of COVID-19 deaths in the United States. But, in recent months, an alarming number of vaccinated older and disabled Americans have succumbed to the disease. For...Read more >

• Alliance Facilitates Partnership with Labor Movement, SUNY to Help Students with Family, Financial Obligations

  May 09, 2022: Building on a mentorship program that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) established with Aviation High School in Long Island City, New York, the Alliance has helped bring together the American Federation of Tea...Read more >

• White House Issues “Older Americans Month” Proclamation

  May 09, 2022: The White House has officially proclaimed the month of May “Older Americans Month,” outlining a number of programs and resources that will help seniors remain safe and healthy as they age. President Biden noted that the American Rescue Plan, p...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: Medicare Surprise – Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month

  May 03, 2022: Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s enrollment period and when she tried to fill her first prescription in January. She picked a Humana drug pl...Read more >

• 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 >