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Medicare Beneficiaries Will See A Premium Cut, But Not Until 2023
June 06, 2022: Medicare beneficiaries will get a premium reduction — but not until next year — reflecting what U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said was an overestimate of the cost of covering the e Read More >
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Social Security Trustees Report Shows We Can Expand Social Security
June 06, 2022: The Trustees reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds were released on Thursday, showing once again that Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund is strong and solvent, with enough money Read More >
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Report Shows We Can Expand Social Security
June 02, 2022: Retirees Call on Congress to Strengthen Both Medicare and Social Security The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trustees reports on the So Read More >
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CMS Unveils Updated, More User-Friendly Medicare Website
May 23, 2022: On Wednesday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled several updates to the Medicare.gov website, designed to make it easier to navigate and access information to compare health and drug coverage and find p Read More >
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New Campaign Ads Focus on Sen. Scott’s Plans for Medicare, Social Security
May 16, 2022: A new ad campaign launched this week focused on Sen. Rick Scott's (FL) plan to "sunset" Social Security and Medicare after five years. Scott is the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which recruits and suppo Read More >
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Kaiser Health News: Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their Covid Booster?
May 13, 2022: Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk. Approxima Read More >
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HHS Investigation Finds Many Medicare Advantage Enrollees are Denied Necessary Care
May 02, 2022: Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have grown in popularity, with enrollment more than doubling over the last decade. However, an investigation conducted by the HHS Inspector General found that tens of thousands of enrollees are denied Read More >
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Alliance Draws Attention to Dangers of Sen. Scott’s “Rescue America Plan”
April 25, 2022: Pennsylvania Alliance member Mary Wills, President of the Capitol Area Retired Pennsylvania State Education Association, spoke out at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party event on Thursday on the state capitol steps in Harrisburg. T Read More >
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Medicare Limits Coverage of Aduhelm to Patients in Clinical Trials
April 11, 2022: Citing data showing the new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm has serious safety risks and may not help patients, Medicare officials decided Thursday to limit coverage of the drug to patients in clinical trials. The decision is extremely Read More >
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Nation Celebrates One Year Since American Rescue Plan Became Law
March 11, 2022: Exactly one year ago, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law to address the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, this important legislation has been the Read More >
