Fact Sheets

• Private Sector Pensions Fact Sheet

  May 10, 2018: The Alliance often works with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), an independent government agency, to protect workers’ and retirees’ private sector defined benefit pension plans and ensure that they remain a key part of American...Read more >

• President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget

  March 08, 2018: On February 12, 2018, President Trump submitted his Fiscal Year 2019 budget to Congress.  Congress is not expected to act on his recommendations, because the House and Senate reached an agreement on a two-year spending deal earlier this year. Th...Read more >

• 2018 Social Security and Medicare Factsheet

  January 17, 2018: Social Security and Medicare Factsheet The Many Faces of Social Security Nearly 173 million workers contribute to Social Security through payroll taxes. Nearly 62 million people receive monthly Social Security benefits: 45.4 milli...Read more >

• Trumpcare – Latest Proposal and its Impact on Seniors

  September 20, 2017: Republicans will vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the week of September 25th.  If it passes, more than 32 million Americans will lose health coverage. The bill will pool all federal health funding states...Read more >

• Rep. Black Budget for FY 2018

  August 10, 2017: On July 19, 2017, the House Budget Committee passed the fiscal year 2018 budget with a party line vote. Drafted by Chairwoman Diane Black, R-TN, the spending blueprint seeks to balance the budget on the backs of middle-income and working class Americ...Read more >

• President Trump’s “Skinny” Budget & Its Impact on Seniors

  May 01, 2017: On March 16, 2017, President Trump sent Congress an outline of his budget for Fiscal Year 2018. The framework, nicknamed the “skinny” budget, dramatically reduces funding for domestic programs, including numerous senior services. While his pre...Read more >

• How are seniors affected by Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump’s American Health Care Act?

  March 24, 2017: Raids Medicare Reduces the solvency of the Medicare trust fund by 4 years by repealing the .09% payroll tax for high earners (individuals earning $200,000 and couples earning $250,000). Guts Medicaid Cuts $880 billion from Medicaid b...Read more >

• Decoding Deceptive Health Care Promises

  February 17, 2017: Speaker Ryan and the Republican leadership in Congress want make massive changes to Americans’ health care. They are working with President Trump to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and, at the same time, promising to “reform” Medicar...Read more >

• 2017 Social Security and Medicare Factsheet

  February 06, 2017: Social Security and Medicare Factsheet The Many Faces of Social Security Nearly 171 million workers contribute to Social Security through payroll taxes. Nearly 61 million people receive monthly Social Security benefits: 44.2 millio...Read more >

• If the Affordable Care Act is Repealed, What Happens to Medicare and Seniors?

  December 14, 2016: End to Free Annual Wellness Exams   Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare allowed for a one-time free check-up when seniors first joined the Medicare program.  The ACA has provided free annual wellness exams for seniors since 2011. ...Read more >