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• New Report Shows That Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid Work for Pennsylvania and America

  October 26, 2011: For Immediate Release Contact: Adam Swope (202)-341-7821   New Report Shows That Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid Work for Pennsylvania and America Programs provide benefits to 1 in 5 residents; contribute $79 bi Read More >

• Social Security COLA Increase Finally Coming, but Offset by Medicare Premiums

  October 14, 2011: After two years without an inflation adjustment, the Social Security Administration is expected to announce a 2012 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of more than 3 percent on October 19th. The annual Social Security COLA is determi Read More >

• Sickest Medicare Patients May Be Greatly Affected by the Super Committee

  September 30, 2011: The “Super Committee” in Congress is tasked with finding $1.2 trillion worth of savings by November 23. If its members fail to do so, automatic spending cuts will kick in, taking that amount evenly from domestic and military s Read More >

• Social Security and Medicare Spared – For Now – In Debt Ceiling Deal

  August 05, 2011: Social Security and Medicare escaped a first round of budget cuts in the debt ceiling agreement reached earlier this week in Washington, but future threats loom on the horizon for these two programs. The agreement, which became la Read More >

• Pennsylvania Retiree Leader Reacts to Debt Ceiling Deal; Warns of Upcoming Threats to Social Security and Medicare

  August 04, 2011: For Immediate Release August 2nd, 2011                                                                                     Pennsylvania Retiree Leader Reacts to Debt Ceiling Deal; Warns Read More >

• Reid Plan Would Address Debt Ceiling without Affecting Medicare, Social Security

  July 29, 2011: Without signed legislation to raise the national debt limit by August 2, the Treasury will not have enough funds to pay the nation’s bills. Administration officials have warned of potentially calamitous effects on the economy if Read More >

• Debt Ceiling Talks Focus on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Cuts

  July 08, 2011: President Obama is pressing congressional leaders “to consider a far-reaching debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for fresh ta Read More >

• Top Democrats Reject Coburn-Lieberman Plan to Cut Medicare

  July 01, 2011: According to The Washington Post, leading congressional Democrats “immediately recoiled” Tuesday from a new proposal to cut $600 billion in Medicare spending over the next decade — in part by raising the eligibility age. Sen Read More >

• Pennsylvanians to thank Senator Bob Casey for his Support of Medicare and Medicaid

  June 01, 2011: Media Advisory June 1st, 2011                                                                                            Pennsylvanians t Read More >

• Republicans Gamble with Medicare, Lose Big

  May 27, 2011: The GOP’s desire to privatize Medicare and turn it into voucher program has not only hit a speed bump, it has completely backfired.  Their proposal, authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), passed the House on April 15, but is becomi Read More >