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• 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 devasting effects on older...Read more >

• Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans Senior Power Celebration 2022

  May 16, 2023: The Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans Senior Power Celebration 2022 [caption id="attachment_1048" align="aligncenter" width="376"] IARA Board Members with award winners Representative Lakesia Collins and Beatrice Lumpkin[/caption] The I...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 counting since then...Read more >

• Beatrice Lumpkin Awarded the Inaugural Frank and Beatrice Lumpkin Award

  September 30, 2022: [caption id="attachment_1048" align="aligncenter" width="366"] IARA Board Members with award winners Representative Lakesia Collins and Beatrice Lumpkin[/caption] The Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans (IARA) celebrated 20 years of organizing...Read more >

• IL Representative Lakesia Collins Awarded the Retiree Hero Award

  September 26, 2022:   [caption id="attachment_1048" align="alignleft" width="435"] IARA Board Members with award winners Representative Lakesia Collins and Beatrice Lumpkin[/caption]                ...Read more >

• Meet IARA’s New Executive Director, Jesús Palafox

  July 21, 2022: The Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans is excited to announce the hiring of our new Executive Director, Jesús Palafox! Before joining the IARA, Jesús was the Regional Administrative Associate for the Midwest region of the American Friends S...Read more >

• Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging

  June 30, 2022: Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday. Witnesses ...Read more >

• Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans President’s Report Summer 2022

  June 22, 2022: Fellow retiree leaders, the first half of 2022 has been an exciting time for the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans. We hired a new organizer from Central Illinois, we helped mobilize to win big on pension funding and public investment in care i...Read more >

• IARA Mobilizes to Repeal GPO & WEP

  May 25, 2022: The Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans joined national mobilizations, including the National Education Association for a day of action on May 24th, to call for the repeal of GPO & WEP. The Government Pension Offset (GPO) reduces the Socia...Read more >

• IARA Hosts Older Americans Month 2022

  May 25, 2022: The Illinois Alliance for  Retired Americans hosted two great Older Americans Month Townhalls with Congresswoman Lauren Underwood and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. As part of the event, we awarded these two champions of seniors with the ...Read more >