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• Retirees Applaud Strong Senate Action to Lower Drug Prices for Millions of Older Americans

  August 07, 2022: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by the U.S. Senate: “Today 50 members of the U.S. Senate and Vice President Kamala Read More >

• Retiree Group Endorses Val Demings for Election to U.S. Senate

  June 17, 2022: Cites Her Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits The Villages, FL –  Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Val Demings for election Read More >

• Retiree Organization Applauds House, Senate Passage of Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill

  March 08, 2022: Legislation will shore up USPS finances, save $50 billion over ten years Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding passage by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate of Read More >

• 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 >

• KHN: Why Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests

  January 25, 2022: What group is especially vulnerable to the ravages of covid-19 even if fully vaccinated and boosted? Seniors. And who will have an especially tough time getting free at-home covid tests under the Biden administration’s plan? Read More >

• Retirees Applaud HHS Secretary Becerra’s Directive that CMS Reconsider 14% 2022 Medicare Premium Hike

  January 10, 2022: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding reports that Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has ordered the Centers for Medicare and Read More >

• KHN: Medicare Enrollment Blitz Doesn’t Include Options to Move Into Medigap

  November 10, 2021: Medicare’s annual open-enrollment season is here and millions of beneficiaries — prompted by a massive advertising campaign and aided by a detailed federal website — will choose a private Medicare Advantage plan. But Read More >

• KHN: The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides’ Views

  October 12, 2021: As Congress debates cutting prescription drug costs, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of adults — regardless of their political party or age — support letting the federal government negotiate drug prices for Read More >

• As Pandemic Eases, Many Seniors Have Lost Strength, May Need Rehabilitative Services

  May 21, 2021: Ronald Lindquist, 87, has been active all his life. So, he wasn’t prepared for what happened when he stopped going out during the coronavirus pandemic and spent most of his time, inactive, at home. “I found it hard to get u Read More >

• KHN: Seniors Face Crushing Drug Costs as Congress Stalls on Capping Medicare Out-Of-Pockets

  January 07, 2021: Sharon Clark is able to get her life-sustaining cancer drug, Pomalyst — priced at more than $18,000 for a 28-day supply — only because of the generosity of patient assistance foundations. Clark, 57, a former insurance agent Read More >