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• House Votes to Gut Health Care Millions of Older Americans Rely On to Pad Pockets of the Ultra-Wealthy

  July 03, 2025: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the House Budget Resolution Vote: “Today, the House turned its back on the very people they were electe Read More >

• Senate Votes to Harm Older Americans’ Health and Financial Security to Reward Billionaires With Massive Tax Cuts

  July 01, 2025: Deep Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Will Put Most Vulnerable Seniors at Risk The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Senate Budget Resolution: � Read More >

• Report Shows Social Security is Strong and Solvent

  June 18, 2025: Making All Americans Pay Their Fair Share Will Ensure Future Generations Get Their Guaranteed, Earned Benefits The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regard Read More >

• New Fact Sheet: Threats to Retirees in House Budget Package

  May 30, 2025: This week, the Alliance released a new fact sheet detailing how the Republican budget, recently passed in the House of Representatives, will be harmful for seniors. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) will slash $490 billio Read More >

• CBO Warns: New House Budget Proposal Could Slash Medicare by $490 Billion

  May 23, 2025: A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has sounded the alarm: the budget recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives could result in nearly $500 billion in automatic Medicare cuts over the nex Read More >

• Retirees Slam GOP’s Tax and Budget Bill for Putting All American Seniors’ Health Care at Risk

  May 21, 2025: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Alliance for Retired Americans today condemned House Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” as a direct attack on the health care of nearly every senior in America. According to a new report fr Read More >

• KFF Health News: Trump’s DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying ‘Kickbacks’ for Primo Customers

  May 19, 2025: When people call large insurance brokerages seeking free assistance in choosing Medicare Advantage plans, they’re often offered assurances such as this one from eHealth: “Your benefit advisors will find plans that match your n Read More >

• Retirees Congratulate Jan Schakowsky on Exceptional Career in Congress

  May 09, 2025: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL) announced on Monday that she will not seek another term in Congress. She has represented Illinois’ 9th congressional district since 1999. Following the announcement, the Alliance thanked her for always f Read More >

• KFF Health News: Trump Froze Out Project 2025 in His Campaign. Now Its Blueprint Is His Health Care Playbook.

  February 26, 2025: Few voters likely expected President Donald Trump in the first weeks of his administration to slash billions of dollars from the nation’s premier federal cancer research agency. But funding cuts to the National Institutes of Read More >

• Alliance for Retired Americans Urges Senate to Reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services

  January 30, 2025: Alliance for Retired Americans leader Richard Fiesta released the following statement today regarding Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). “During his confirmation hearings, Mr. Read More >