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• KFF Health News: Trump HHS Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied to Benefits for at Least 80 Million People

  April 11, 2025: President Donald Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the entire office that sets federal poverty guidelines, which determine whether tens of millions of Americans are eligible for health programs such as Medicaid...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores

  January 08, 2025: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a major new consumer protection just days before President Joe Biden is set to leave office. The rules ...Read more >

• Illinois Seniors, Here’s What You Need to Know About New Laws for 2025

  December 28, 2024: Illinois Seniors, Here's What You Need to Know About New Laws for 2025 As we approach the new year, Illinois is rolling out nearly 300 new laws and some will affect seniors and retirees in a variety of important ways. From healthcare improvements ...Read more >

• Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans Celebrates the Passage of the Social Security Fairness Act

  December 24, 2024: Illinois retirees and future retirees are celebrating the news of the US Senate passage of H.R. 82 Social Security Fairness Act. We applaud the bipartisan support for this legislation that was decades in the making, and urge President Biden to sign t...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Trump’s White House Return Poised To Tangle Health Care Safety Net

  December 14, 2024: Former President Donald Trump’s election victory and looming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back the nation’s public health insurance programs — increasing the uninsured rate, while imposing new barriers to a...Read more >

• Nursing Home Industry Wants Trump To Rescind Staffing Mandate

  December 14, 2024: Covid’s rampage through the country’s nursing homes killed more than 172,000 residents and spurred the biggest industry reform in decades: a mandate that homes employ a minimum number of nurses. But with President-elect Donald Trump’s return...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

  December 13, 2024: Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis. Gayle Williams-Brett, 69, plans to tackle a project she’s been putting off for month...Read more >

• Illinois Alliance Joins Citizen Action IL for a Town Hall Tour Around Illinois

  August 24, 2024: Our first two Town Halls on Prescription Drug Affordability were a success! The first one, in the Peoria area, included Sen. Dave Koehler, Rep. Sharon Chung, Dr. Ram Krishnamoorthi, and Ryan Gruenenfelder of AARP IL as panelists. You can tune in...Read more >

• Forget Ringing the Button for the Nurse. Patients Now Stay Connected by Wearing One.

  August 19, 2024: HOUSTON — Patients admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital get a monitoring device about the size of a half-dollar affixed to their chest — and an unwitting role in the expanding use of artificial intelligence in health care. The slender, batte...Read more >

• Report Shows Social Security Expansion Remains Affordable

  August 19, 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 Social Security and Medi...Read more >