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• KFF: Biden Admin Implores States to Slow Medicaid Cuts After More Than 1M Enrollees Dropped

  June 16, 2023: Too many Americans are losing Medicaid coverage because of red tape, and states should do more to make sure eligible people keep their health insurance, the Biden administration said Monday. More than a million Americans have l Read More >

• KFF: As Medicaid Purge Begins, ‘Staggering Numbers’ of Americans Lose Coverage

  June 08, 2023: More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health News analysis of state data shows the vast majority were removed from state rolls for not completing paperwork. Read More >

• Kaiser Health News: Congressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation

  March 31, 2023: A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses in the federal system meant to stop repeat Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said he decided to introduce a bill i Read More >

• Retiree Group Cautiously Applauds Law that Expands Medicaid in North Carolina

  March 27, 2023: Raleigh - Members of the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans (NCARA) applauded the expansion of Medicaid into law on Monday. NCARA is a grassroots advocacy organization with more than 54,000 members across the state. Read More >

• Kaiser Health News: Biden Promises to Fight GOP on ‘Gutting’ Medicaid. Budget Talks Seem Like Another Story.

  March 02, 2023: Most lawmakers — Republicans and Democrats alike — have declared the marquee safety-net programs of Medicare and Social Security off-limits for cuts as a divided Washington heads for a showdown over the national debt and gover Read More >

• Kaiser Health News: Numbers Don’t Lie. Biden Kept His Promise on Improving Obamacare.

  January 18, 2023: Promise: “I’ll not only restore Obamacare; I’ll build on it.” In a speech on Nov. 2, 2020, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden promised, “I’ll not only restore Obamacare; I’ll build on it.” Two years and Read More >

• Kaiser Health News: Supreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions

  November 10, 2022: When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her elderly father’s care before he died, she hoped to get justice for her family. She did not expect the case would grow into a national bellwether. A ruling against her could st Read More >

• President Goes 0-for-4 for Retirees

  February 10, 2020: Fiscal 2021 Budget Would Cut Health Care for Older Americans The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Trump’s budget proposal for fisc Read More >

• Retirees Mark Older Americans Month with Release of Voting Record

  May 16, 2019: Report Shows Which Senators and Members of Congress Voted to Protect Retirement Security in 2018 The Alliance for Retired Americans today released its 2018 Congressional Voting Record which scores each U.S. Senator and Represen Read More >

• Press Release: 2017 Voting Record Shows Majority of Congress Failed to Support Retirees Last Year

  May 17, 2018: 2017 Voting Record Report Details Which Senators and Members of Congress Voted to Protect Retirement Security Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans today released its 2017 voting record which scored every U.S. R Read More >