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KFF Health News: The FTC Is Attacking Drugmakers’ ‘Patent Thickets’
February 01, 2024: The Federal Trade Commission has challenged the validity of over 100 drug product patents, focusing on devices used to deliver medicines, like inhalers and autoinjectors, in an effort to increase competition and potentially lower Read More >
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Retiree Group Endorses Tom Suozzi for Election to U.S. House
January 08, 2024: Cites Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits, Lowering Drug Prices Levittown, NY - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Tom Suozzi fo 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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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 >
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Alliance for Retired Americans Hosts Fourth Annual Retirement Security Symposium
October 20, 2023: Government officials, labor movement leaders, policy experts, Social Security and pension advocates, academics, attorneys, and economists gathered to discuss retirement security and social insurance issues with hundreds of virtual Read More >
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KFF Health News: Medicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New and What to Consider.
October 19, 2023: Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots — and airwaves and mailboxes are filled with advertisements for Medicare options. It’s annual open enrollment time again for the 65 milli Read More >
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KFF Health News: Trump Misplaced Blame When He Said Drug Shortages Were Biden’s Fault
October 12, 2023: “Under ‘Crooked Joe’ Biden, there has been a catastrophic increase in shortages of essential medicines.” - Former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in a July 24 campaign video In Read More >
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Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 3.2% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries
October 12, 2023: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the announcement that there will be a 3.2% cost-of-living (COLA) benefit increase for millions of Social Sec Read More >
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KFF Health News: Save Billions or Stick With Humira? Drug Brokers Steer Americans to the Costly Choice
September 21, 2023: Tennessee last year spent $48 million on a single drug, Humira — about $62,000 for each of the 775 patients who were covered by its employee health insurance program and receiving the treatment. So when nine Humira knockoffs, kn Read More >
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America’s Work Force Union Podcast: Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Continue to Impact Retirees
September 15, 2023: September 15, 2023 Alliance Executive Director Rich Fiesta joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the fight for Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, the impact on retirees and the need for Soc Read More >