Social Security Expansion
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Alliance for Retired Americans: House Budget Resolution (Again) Includes Tax Cuts for the Ultra-Wealthy and Will Lead to Cuts to Social Security and Medicare
March 06, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to news that the U.S. House Budget Committee plans to vote on Thursday, March 7 on a Concurrent FY 2025 Budget Resolution: ...Read more >
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Southern Lawmakers Rethink Long-Standing Opposition to Medicaid Expansion
February 22, 2024: As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which is below the federal poverty level and too low for her to be eligible for subsidized health insurance on the Obamacare marketplace. Dybas, 53, also ...Read more >
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KFF Health News: Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million
February 08, 2024: Halfway through what will be the biggest purge of Medicaid beneficiaries in a one-year span, enrollment in the government-run health insurance program is on track to return to roughly pre-pandemic levels. Medicaid, which covers low-income and disa...Read more >
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KFF Health News: Extra Fees Drive Assisted Living Profits
November 21, 2023: Assisted living centers have become an appealing retirement option for hundreds of thousands of boomers who can no longer live independently, promising a cheerful alternative to the institutional feel of a nursing home. But their cost is so crushi...Read more >
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Fact Sheet: Medicaid Facts
June 30, 2023: Medicaid is a social safety net program that provides health coverage for pregnant women, children, the disabled and seniors with low-incomes. Download the fact sheet....Read more >
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KFF: As Medicaid Purge Begins, ‘Staggering Numbers’ of Americans Lose Coverage
June 08, 2023: More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health News analysis of state data shows the vast majority were removed from state rolls for not completing paperwork. Under normal circ...Read more >
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Retired Americans PAC Releases Ads Warning Seniors About Threats to Social Security if Congressional Republicans Refuse to Raise the Debt Ceiling
May 26, 2023: This week, Retired Americans PAC, an independent project of the Alliance for Retired Americans, launched a series of digital ads in 10 congressional districts and Washington, DC. The ads warn voters that Social Security checks could be disrupted if C...Read more >
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National bus tour demands Congress protect benefits for workers, veterans
April 12, 2023: ST. LOUIS — A “Back Off Our Benefits” national bus tour is demanding congressional protection of hard-earned benefits for workers and veterans. The cross-country tour stopped last week for a press conference at Kiener Plaza Park in downtown ...Read more >
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Kaiser Health News: Congressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation
March 31, 2023: A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses in the federal system meant to stop repeat Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said he decided to introduce a bill in the House late la...Read more >
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Retiree Group Cautiously Applauds Law that Expands Medicaid in North Carolina
March 27, 2023: Raleigh - Members of the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans (NCARA) applauded the expansion of Medicaid into law on Monday. NCARA is a grassroots advocacy organization with more than 54,000 members across the state. Once fully implement...Read more >
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