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• KFF Health News: The Concierge Catch – Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many

  July 01, 2024: “You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn’t going to see you anymore.” That was the takeaway for Terri Marroquin of Midland, Texas, when her longtime physician began charging a membership fee in 2019. She found out abou Read More >

• Report Shows Social Security Expansion Remains Affordable

  May 06, 2024: Democrats Have Plans to Further Strengthen Medicare and Social Security The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trustees reports on the Soci Read More >

• 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 >

• KFF Health News: The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

  March 27, 2024: Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice. Pain shot through her left knee and ankle. After summoning her husband on her phone, with difficul Read More >

• 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 >

• New Retiree Voting Record Released

  March 11, 2024: Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans released its 2023 Congressional Voting Record, which scored each U.S. Senator and Representative on critical retirement security issues, today. “Almost every member of Con Read More >

• 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 >

• 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 >

• 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 >

• 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 >