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Retiree Group to Endorse Charlie Crist for Governor
August 15, 2022: Cites His Extensive Legislative Accomplishments and Role in Improving the Lives of Senior Citizens WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Members of the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans (FLARA) will proudly announce their endorsement in Read More >
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Despite a First-Ever ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law, There’s No Easy Fix for Wheelchair Users
June 09, 2022: Robin Bolduc isn’t the type of person who takes “no” for an answer — particularly when it comes to fixing her husband’s wheelchair. Her husband, Bruce Goguen, 69, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis. And without his Read More >
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President Biden Addresses Retirees’ Needs at State of the Union: Lower Prescription Drug Prices, Voting Rights, Safer Nursing Homes
March 02, 2022: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday: “President Biden had seniors’ interests a Read More >
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KHN: Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care
February 03, 2022: Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies. Several trends are fueling the shortages: Hospitals and other employers are hiring away home health workers Read More >
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Retirees Applaud House Passage of Build Back Better Act that Lowers Drug Costs, Funds Home Care, Adds Guaranteed Hearing Benefit to Medicare
November 19, 2021: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding passage of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376, in the U.S. House: “The Alliance for Retired Americans applauds Read More >
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KHN: Nursing Home Residents Overlooked in Scramble for Covid Antibody Treatments
November 04, 2021: Of the dozens of patients Dr. Jim Yates has treated for covid-19 at his long-term care center in rural Alabama, this one made him especially nervous. The 60-year-old man, who had been fully vaccinated, was diagnosed with a Read More >
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KHN: ‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias
October 20, 2021: Joanne Whitney, 84, a retired associate clinical professor of pharmacy at the University of California-San Francisco, often feels devalued when interacting with health care providers. There was the time se Read More >
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Zooming Into the Statehouse: Nursing Home Residents Use New Digital Skills to Push for Changes
June 09, 2021: Patty Bausch testified remotely before a Connecticut state legislative hearing on Feb. 23, 2021. (CONNECTICUT GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGING COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING VIA YOUTUBE) Patty Bausch isn’t a Medicaid expert, lawyer or m Read More >
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Caring for an Aging Nation
June 03, 2021: A Variety of Services Booming Number of Seniors The Cost of Long-Term Care Services The Physical – and Financial – Burden The $61 Billion Price Tag Health care for the nation’s seniors looms large as the baby-boom gen Read More >
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Retirees Welcome American Jobs Plan
April 01, 2021: Praise Provisions to Expand Home and Community-based Long Term Care Services The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Biden’s American Read More >
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