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Calming Computer Jitters: Help for Seniors Who Aren’t Tech-Savvy
July 01, 2021: Six months ago, Cindy Sanders, 68, bought a computer so she could learn how to email and have Zoom chats with her great-grandchildren. It’s still sitting in a box, unopened. “I didn’t know how to set it up or how t Read More >
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Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
June 24, 2021: [caption id="attachment_12157" align="alignnone" width="960"] PHOENIX, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 07: Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez evicts a tenant on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Thousands of court-ordered evictions c Read More >
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Retiree Organization Urges Congress to Lower Drug Prices Now; Older Americans are “Fed Up”
June 22, 2021: Statement from Richard Fiesta, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on the Senate Finance Committee’s Principles for Drug Pricing Reform: “Americans continue to pay the highest prices in the world for p Read More >
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U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to the Affordable Care Act
June 21, 2021: In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by the state of Texas to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is the third time that the Supreme Court has upheld the law which provides health insurance for Read More >
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Drug Prices Rose at Twice the Inflation Rate in 2020
June 15, 2021: Leading House Democrats this week said they'll try to incorporate the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) — the bill that allows Medicare to directly negotiate reduced medication costs — into whatever infrastr Read More >
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Congress Takes Significant Steps to Strengthen the Postal Service
May 17, 2021: The U.S. Senate confirmed two of President Biden’s nominees to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors last week: Ron Stroman, a former deputy postmaster general, and Amber McReynolds, chief executive of the National Vote at Read More >
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Mounting Evidence Demonstrates Need for Action on High Drug Prices
May 11, 2021: As the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on a bill requiring Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, a new report found that the pharmaceutical industry spent $92 million on lobbying Congress during 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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KHN: Under New Cost-Cutting Medicare Rule, Same Surgery, Same Place, Different Bill
March 29, 2021: A cost-saving change in Medicare launched in the final days of the Trump administration will cut payments to hospitals for some surgical procedures while potentially raising costs and confusion for patients. For years, the Read More >