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• 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 >

• Pennsylvania Retirees Applaud Senator Casey on Key Budget Vote to Protect Medicare

  May 26, 2011: For Immediate Release                                                                       Contact: Adam Swope 202-341-7821 May 26th, 2010    Read More >

• Nevada Activists Say Fund Medicare Fully, Rather Than Subsidizing Oil Companies

  May 20, 2011: Senate Republicans did not help their relationship with seniors and working Americans this week when they voted to keep $4 billion per year in subsidies for oil companies while supporting a budget plan that would end Medicare as w Read More >