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KFF Health News: Your Doctor or Your Insurer? Little-Known Rules May Ease the Choice in Medicare Advantage
April 03, 2024: Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that this year they could keep either their private, Medicare Advantage insurance plan — or their doctors at Saratoga Ho Read More >
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Trump Talks Social Security and Medicare Cuts; Older Americans Must Reelect Biden to Protect the Benefits They Earned
March 11, 2024: During an appearance on CNBC’s Squawkbox program this morning, Donald Trump told host Joe Kernen that there “is a lot you can do to cut” Social Security and Medicare. Below is a response from Richard Fiesta, executive dir Read More >
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State of the Union: Retirees Call on President Biden to Continue Lowering Prescription Drug Prices and Keeping Social Security and Medicare Cuts off the Table
March 07, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Biden’s State of the Union address: “Tonight President Biden told the American people that Read More >
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Alliance for Retired Americans: House Budget Resolution (Again) Includes Tax Cuts for the Ultra-Wealthy and Will Lead to Cuts to Social Security and Medicare
March 06, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to news that the U.S. House Budget Committee plans to vote on Thursday, March 7 on a Concurrent FY 2025 Bu Read More >
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Seniors Beware: Guaranteed Medicare Benefits at Risk if Trump Returns to Office
February 05, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to a Rolling Stone magazine article today detailing GOP plans to move quickly to privatize Medicare if Don Read More >
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Position Paper: Debt Commission Legislation Fast Tracks Cuts to Social Security and Medicare
January 21, 2024: Social Security and Medicare have been the foundation of retirement security for generations of Americans, providing income and health care to millions. Americans earn these benefits, contributing to them with every paycheck. O Read More >
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Lower Insulin Prices, Out-of-Pocket Cost Caps for Medicare Beneficiaries Kick Off 2024
January 05, 2024: Medicare beneficiaries will see a wide array of cost-saving benefits in the new year. Thanks to the Biden Administration, seniors will continue to pay no more than the monthly cap of $35 for insulin, and vaccines under Part D will Read More >
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Fact Sheet: Social Security and Medicare: Current Facts and Figures
December 15, 2023: Nearly 182 million workers contribute to Social Security and Medicare through payroll taxes. Details like benefit amounts and premiums change each year. Our fact sheet has the latest figures for 2023. Download the fact sheet Read More >
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KFF Health News: Dodging the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Can Be Costly
December 14, 2023: Angela M. Du Bois, a retired software tester in Durham, North Carolina, wasn’t looking to replace her UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan. She wasn’t concerned as the Dec. 7 deadline approached for choosing another of the Read More >
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Uncle Sam Wants You … to Help Stop Insurers’ Bogus Medicare Advantage Sales Tactics
November 30, 2023: After an unprecedented crackdown on misleading advertising claims by insurers selling private Medicare Advantage and drug plans, the Biden administration hopes to unleash a special weapon to make sure companies follow the new rule Read More >