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• Medicare Advantage Plans Cost Federal Government $7 Billion in 2019

  August 23, 2021: A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that the private Medicare Advantage plans that some beneficiaries choose are costing the Medicare trust fund $7 billion, or $321 more per beneficiary than traditional Medicare for the same benefits...Read more >

• Growing Number of Public Health Experts Recommend Upgrading Masks

  August 23, 2021: Cloth masks may have protected you during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, but with the rise of the Delta variant many public health officials are now advising people to use higher-quality masks. Americans are advised to use the best mas...Read more >

• Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Passes Senate

  August 16, 2021: Earlier in the week on Tuesday, after much debate, the Senate passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package on a 69-30 vote, with 19 Republicans joining the united 50 Democrats. The package included funding for traditional infrastructure...Read more >

• Retirees Applaud President Biden’s Forceful Call for Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

  August 16, 2021: On Thursday, President Biden made remarks from the East Room of the White House to urge Congress to pass legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, a policy the Alliance has been advocating for since its launch in 2001. The Pr...Read more >

• Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Services So Many Seniors Need?

  August 11, 2021: Sorry, Joe Namath. Despite what you keep saying in those TV ads, under Medicare, seniors are not “entitled to eliminate copays and get dental care, dentures, eyeglasses, prescription drug coverage, in-home aides, unlimited transportation and home...Read more >

• Alliance Members Continue to Commemorate Medicare, Social Security Anniversaries

  August 09, 2021: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) both participated in a Celebration of Progress, recognizing the anniversaries of the enactment of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Americans with Disabilities Act l...Read more >

• Alliance Poll: Seniors Would Cross Party Lines to Vote for Candidates Who Support Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

  August 09, 2021: More than 70 percent of voters over age 65 say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who favors allowing Medicare to negotiate with drug corporations to lower prescription drug prices, including strong majorities across party lines, accor...Read more >

• ‘Wisdom and Fear’ Lead 90% of U.S. Seniors to Covid Vaccines

  August 04, 2021: Amid the latest surge in covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, the United States on Tuesday hit a milestone that some thought was unattainable: 90% of people 65 and older are at least partly vaccinated against the disease. That’s more than 49 m...Read more >

• Ageism Costs the Economy Trillions

  July 12, 2021: A new report from AARP found that age discrimination cost the U.S. economy $850 billion in lost Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018, and that number appears to be increasing over time. The researchers calculated the loss in productivity due to older...Read more >

• House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Protect Older Workers from Discrimination

  July 06, 2021: On June 24, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, to restore protections for workers age 40 and older. The bill, introduced by Reps. Bobby Scott (VA) and Rodney Davis (IL), aims to ...Read more >