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The Alliance Celebrates Medicaid Awareness Month
April 18, 2022: The Medicaid program is a crucial lifeline for 79 million Americans with limited income and resources, and many older Americans rely on the program for coverage of nursing home and personal care services. That’s why the Alliance Read More >
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Nation Celebrates One Year Since American Rescue Plan Became Law
March 11, 2022: Exactly one year ago, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law to address the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, this important legislation has been the Read More >
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KHN: Why Millions on Medicaid Are at Risk of Losing Coverage in the Months Ahead
February 17, 2022: The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends. Some might sign up for different insurance. Many others Read More >
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The Alliance Mourns Loss of Retiree Champion Senator Harry Reid
December 31, 2021: Members of the Alliance were saddened this week by the passing of former Majority Leader and long-time Nevada Senator Harry Reid, a lifelong champion for older Americans. “Retirees have lost one of the best friends they ever Read More >
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American Medical Debt Twice as High as Previously Thought, Concentrated in States Without Medicaid Expansion
July 26, 2021: New research published Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association finds that collection agencies held $140 billion in unpaid medical bills last year - a number that has grown rapidly in just a few years. An earlier Read More >
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Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People, a ‘High-Water Mark’
June 24, 2021: The pandemic-caused recession and a federal requirement that states keep Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled until the national emergency ends swelled the pool of people in the program by more than 9 million over the past year, acco Read More >
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New Retiree Voting Record Report Released
April 27, 2021: The Alliance for Retired Americans released its 2020 Congressional Voting Record, which scored each U.S. Senator and Representative on critical retirement security issues, today. “Almost every member of Congress claims to car Read More >
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KHN: Time to Say Goodbye to Some Insurers’ Waivers for Covid Treatment Fees
April 26, 2021: Just as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the pandemic — think empty middle seats on airplanes — so, too, are health insurers. Many voluntarily waived all deductibles, copaymen Read More >
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News: American Rescue Plan Can Expand Medicaid in States That Have Refused Funds
April 09, 2021: The newly enacted American Rescue Plan is dramatically shifting the debate in several states that have refused federal funding to expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act. The new law includes additional funding for two yea Read More >
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Retiree Organization Endorses Steve Bullock for U.S. Senate, Mike Cooney for Montana Governor
October 28, 2020: Helena, MT - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Steve Bullock for election to the U.S. Senate from Montana and Mike Cooney for Governor today. The Montana Alliance for Retired Amer Read More >