Prescription Drugs

• House Passes Budget Resolution Agreement

  August 30, 2021: The House passed a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint on Tuesday with a 220-212 party-line vote, paving the way for Democrats to pass a robust spending package that will invest in families, retirees, and seniors. The package will include allowing Medicar...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 >

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

  August 12, 2021: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Can Provide Dental, Hearing and Vision Benefits for Seniors Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Biden’s speech today regarding lower prescript...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 >

• Retirees Welcome Senate Budget Resolution

  August 09, 2021: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans regarding the Budget Resolution released today: “The Senate budget resolution released this morning is welcome news. It will make a positive and tangible diffe...Read more >

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

  August 03, 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 >

• President Biden Signs Executive Order Targeting High Drug Prices

  July 19, 2021: Last Friday, President Biden signed an executive order to address high drug prices while Congress works on legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs. The executive order: Authorizes federal agencies to imp...Read more >

• Report Shows Top 14 Drug Corporations Could Easily Afford Medicare Price Negotiation

  July 12, 2021: On Thursday, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a press conference with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) to release a new report analyzing the finances of 14 of the world’s largest drug corporati...Read more >

• New Report Details Patient Advocacy Groups’ Reliance on Big Pharma Donations

  July 06, 2021: An explosive new report by Patients For Affordable Drugs found that fifteen prominent patient advocacy groups, including groups that focus on specific diseases or conditions, have taken millions of dollars from drug corporations and pharmaceutical tr...Read more >

• Retiree Organization Urges Congress to Lower Drug Prices Now; Older Americans are “Fed Up”

  June 22, 2021: Statement from Richard Fiesta, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on the Senate Finance Committee’s Principles for Drug Pricing Reform: “Americans continue to pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, a...Read more >