Prescription Drugs

Prescription Drug Materials

• Statement by Retiree Leader Fiesta on the House and Senate Drug Price Hearings

  January 29, 2019: For Immediate Release The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the hearings convened by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Senate Read More >

• Drug Companies Kick off the New Year with Price Hikes

  January 03, 2019: Drugmakers started off 2019 with price increases in the United States on more than 250 prescription drugs, including the world's top-selling medicine, Humira. According to a Goldman Sachs analysis, prices were raised on about 27% Read More >

• Retirees Support Pelosi for Speaker

  November 19, 2018: For Immediate Release Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on Nancy Pelosi’s bid to be the next Speaker of the House. “Retirees could not have a better champion or more t Read More >

• House Democrats Gain Ground with Retirees

  November 07, 2018: In Dramatic Shift from 2014, 65+ Voters Favored Democratic House Candidates Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following Tuesday’s midterm elections: “Voters over the a Read More >

• New Prescription Drug Proposal Uncertain to Bring Down Prices at Pharmacy

  October 26, 2018: In a press conference with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Thursday, the President blamed international “free loading” for high prescription prices and announced a new plan to change the way Medicare pays for cer Read More >

• 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 >

• Lessons for Democrats in Lamb Victory

  March 14, 2018: by Jon “Bowzer” Bauman, President of Social Security Works PAC and Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans https://youtu.be/N4syLKd2Rts Voters in Pennsylvania’s 18th district voted to Read More >

• 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 >

• Statement of Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on Donald Trump Reneging on Prescription Drug Negotiation Promise

  January 31, 2017: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, as Donald Trump reneged on his promise to let Medicare negotiate bulk discounts for the prices it pays for prescriptio Read More >

• KHN: Poll Finds Majority of Americans Want Restraints on Drug Prices

  September 29, 2016: By: Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. An overwhelming majority of Americans favor government action to restrain prescription Read More >