Affordable Care Act
In March of 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – the largest reform of America’s health care system since the 1960’s. Under the law, Medicare beneficiaries will receive a free annual checkup and will no longer have to pay for preventive screenings. As of February, 2015, Obamacare had enabled seniors to save over $15 billion on prescription drug costs.
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States Attacking ACA Would Suffer Most If Shield On Preexisting Conditions Were Axed
July 17, 2018: By Harriet Rowan, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. If the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people wit Read More >
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Brett Kavanaugh is a Threat to the Health Care of Older Americans and Must be Rejected
July 10, 2018: Statement of Robert Roach, Jr., President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following President Trump’s announcement that he will nominate Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court: “When President Trump vowed Read More >
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Majority of Congress Failed to Support Retirees Last Year
May 17, 2018: 2017 Voting Record Report Details Which Senators and Members of Congress Voted to Protect Retirement Security Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans today released its 2017 voting record which scored every U.S. R Read More >
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Connecticut Seniors Describe what Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid would Mean for them
April 10, 2018: A new video from the Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans shows what the Affordable Care Act (ACA) means to Connecticut seniors when they are sick and at their most vulnerable. Background In early 2017, Republicans Read More >
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White House’s FY19 Budget Spells Serious Trouble for Seniors and People with Disabilities
February 12, 2018: Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid not what Trump Promised During 2016 Election Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following the release of President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget: Read More >
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State of the Union Speech Presented an Alternate Reality, Not what Older Americans See
January 30, 2018: Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following President Trump’s State of the Union address: “There are several things that the President did not say tonight that are troubl Read More >
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Stop Alex Azar’s Confirmation
January 18, 2018: The Senate Finance Committee approved President Trump's HHS secretary nominee, Alex Azar, paving the way for him to get full clearance from Senate. His ties with Big Pharma and his positions on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act Read More >
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Americans Keep their Health Care as Repeal Bill Fails in Senate
August 04, 2017: In a major victory for older Americans concerned about health care costs, the Senate failed to pass a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) last Friday. Republican Senators Susan Collins (ME), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Read More >
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KHN – Analysis: 5 Ways White House Can Use Its Muscle To Undercut Obamacare
July 31, 2017: By Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. About an hour after the Senate’s dramatic third attempt to repeal Obamacare Read More >
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KHN – Analysis: Mitch McConnell Plans To Hide Trumpcare’s Pain Until After Midterms
June 28, 2017: By Michael McAuliff Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is well aware of the political peril o Read More >