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• KFF Health News: Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits and Records

  December 21, 2023: Living with diabetes, Carlton “PeeWee” Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device about the size of a deck of playing cards to pump insulin into his bloodstream. The pump, manufactured by device maker Medtronic, connected plast Read More >

• Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans Welcomes New Executive Director

  December 15, 2023: The Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans is happy to announce that our organizer, Krystle Able, has been promoted to executive director. Krystle started with the Illinois Alliance in 2022 as a part time organizer. She is als Read More >

• KFF Health News: Extra Fees Drive Assisted Living Profits

  November 21, 2023: Assisted living centers have become an appealing retirement option for hundreds of thousands of boomers who can no longer live independently, promising a cheerful alternative to the institutional feel of a nursing home. But the Read More >

• 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 >

• Introducing the New Board of the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans

  September 21, 2023:   This past weekend, the IARA hosted our biennial convention at the UAW Pat Greathouse Education Center in Ottawa. We were thrilled to be joined by UAW Illinois political/legislative coordinator John Read More >

• 2023 Senior Power Celebration

  September 17, 2023: 2023 Senior Power Celebration Friday, October 13th, 2023 The Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA located at 1340 West Washington Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60607. Doors open at 11 a.m.  Program begins Read More >

• Illinois Department on Aging Seeks Nominations for Senior Illinoisan Hall of Fame

  May 24, 2023: Press Release from Illinois Department on Aging, May 03, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is reminding residents of the upcoming June 1 nomination deadline for th Read More >

• Older Americans Month: Aging Unbound in Illinois

  May 24, 2023: Each May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads the nationwide observance of Older Americans Month. The Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, along with our National Alliance, other state chapters, and the Departm Read More >

• Congressional GOP Members Holding Older Americans Hostage with Default on America Act

  May 16, 2023: The Alliance for Retired Americans calls for an increase to the debt ceiling with no strings attached. However, Congressional GOP members are supporting Speaker McCarthy's Default on America Act (H.R. 2811) which would have devast Read More >

• Save the Date! Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans Biennial Convention

  May 16, 2023: Save the Date! The Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans will hold our Biennial Convention on Saturday, September 16th at UAW Pat Greathouse Center 1000 E. Center Street, Ottawa, Illinois, 61350   (Executive Board Read More >