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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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 >
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CBO Confirms Senate GOP’s Meanness toward Older, Vulnerable Americans
June 26, 2017: Many Left Uninsured by Senate Health Care Bill will be 50- and over The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to the Congressional Budget Office Read More >
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Retiree Voting Record Released
June 05, 2017: President Roach: “We clearly need changes in our leadership” Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans today released its 2016 voting record report which scored every U.S. Representative and Senator on issues affe Read More >
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Older Americans’ Trumpcare Fears Confirmed by the CBO
May 24, 2017: AHCA’s Raid of Medicare, Drastic cuts to Medicaid “Dangerous and Unfair” The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to the Congressional Bud Read More >
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KHN – A Squeaker In The House Becomes Headache For The Senate: 5 Things To Watch
May 05, 2017: By Julie Rovner, May 4, 2017 Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. After weeks of will-they-or-won’t-they tensions, the House managed Read More >
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GOP’s Latest Health Care Plan Takes Aim at Americans with Pre-existing Conditions While Protecting Members of Congress and Staff
April 26, 2017: Still Contains the Unsavory Parts of the Previous Attempt at “Reform” The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to media reports on the House Read More >
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How are seniors affected by Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump’s American Health Care Act?
March 24, 2017: Raids Medicare Reduces the solvency of the Medicare trust fund by 4 years by repealing the .09% payroll tax for high earners (individuals earning $200,000 and couples earning $250,000). Guts Medicaid Cuts $880 bil Read More >
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President Trump and House Republicans at War with Older Americans
March 13, 2017: Below is a statement from Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on the Congressional Budget Office score of the American Health Care Act. “The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s an Read More >