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• House Oversight Committee: Drug Prices are “Unsustainable, Unjustifiable and Unfair”

  December 13, 2021: The pharmaceutical industry relies on drug-pricing practices that are “unsustainable, unjustified and unfair,” according to findings from a nearly three-year investigation by the House Oversight Committee. The conclusions, released Friday, sho...Read more >

• President Biden Outlines the Ways “Build Back Better” will Lower Drug Prices

  December 13, 2021: President Biden, citing the "outrageously expensive" cost of insulin and other prescription medications, called on Congress last week to pass his Build Back Better bill, which contains multiple provisions to lower drug prices. In his brief remarks...Read more >

• President Roach Pushes for a Vote on Social Security Expansion at Congressional Hearing

  December 13, 2021: Rep. John Larson (CT), House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman, and Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr. urged lawmakers to support H.R. 5723, “The Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust,” during a hearing on the bill Tuesday...Read more >

• Older Homeowners Experience Surge in Predatory Solicitations

  December 07, 2021: As a historic housing shortage tightens the market, more homebuilders, real estate companies, and other speculators are using aggressive methods to try and persuade people to sell their homes. Tactics include incessant phone calls and voice messag...Read more >

• Health Officials Urge Booster Shots for Older Americans to Combat Omicron Variant

  December 07, 2021: Officials are preparing for another possible surge in COVID-19 infections now that the Omicron variant is circulating and colder winter months approach. President Biden has said that the new variant is a cause for concern but not alarm and health exp...Read more >

• KHN: For Older Adults, Smelling the Roses May Be More Difficult

  December 02, 2021: (FLASHPOP/GETTY IMAGES) The reports from covid-19 patients are disconcerting. Only a few hours before, they were enjoying a cup of pungent coffee or the fragrance of flowers in a garden. Then, as if a switch had been flipped, those smells disappea...Read more >

• Psychologists: Use These Techniques to Boost Your Mental Health

  November 30, 2021: According to the National Institute of Mental Health, many older people suffer from mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. Research has identified the highest-risk individuals as those who are dealing with a significant physical or ...Read more >

• New Report Shows Drug Price Hikes for 7 Medicines Were “Unjustified” and Cost Billions

  November 30, 2021: According to a new report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, prescription drug increases for seven out of 10 medications cost $1.7 billion last year. Researchers also determined that these seven price hikes were “unsupported,” m...Read more >

• Biden to Replace Ron Bloom, USPS Board Chair and DeJoy Ally, on Postal Board of Governors

  November 30, 2021: President Biden announced that he plans to replace Ron Bloom, the chairman of the US Postal Service's governing board and a key ally to current Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy. The bipartisan, nine-member board is tasked with overseeing Postal Servic...Read more >

• KHN: As Big Pharma and Hospitals Battle Over Drug Discounts, Patients Miss Out on Millions in Benefits

  November 22, 2021: In early July, as the covid-19 pandemic slammed rural America, the president of a small Kansas hospital sat down on a Friday afternoon and wrote the president of the United States to plead for help. “I do not intend to add to your burden...Read more >