Medicaid
Medicaid is a social safety net program that provides health coverage for low-income pregnant women, children, the disabled and seniors. It is the largest payer of nursing home and home care services.
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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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Trump Plan is Not Enough to Lower Drug Prices
February 16, 2018: By Richard Fiesta Executive Director Alliance for Retired Americans Despite promises to lower prescription drug prices, President Trump’s FY19 budget does not come close to actually protecting seniors and all consumers from 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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Medicaid covers nearly 104 million medical visits, but that may soon change
January 31, 2018: by JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. EVERETT, Wash. — Unable to walk or talk, barely able to 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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KHN – Analysis: Trump Administration Clears Way To Force Some Medicaid Enrollees To Work
January 11, 2018: By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. The Trump administration early Thursday initiated a pivotal change in the Medic Read More >
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Senate Passes Budget that Slashes Medicare and Medicaid, Offers More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
October 20, 2017: The U.S. Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to pass a budget that requires cuts of $473 billion from Medicare and about $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next 10 years. The measure is estimated to add $1.5 trillion to the deficit ove Read More >
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Chicago Metro Chapter Joins Youth Activists in Intergenerational Alliance
July 14, 2017: The Chicago Metro Chapter of the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, including Corresponding Secretary of the chapter Bea Lumpkin, recently launched INTERGEN, a coalition focusing on common issues and priorities. The spark fo 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 >