Medicare

• King v. Burwell Decision a Win for Those Aged 50 – 64

  June 25, 2015: Supreme Court Ruling Keeps Premiums Affordable for those not Eligible for Medicare The following statement was issued today by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the ...Read more >

• Retiree Voting Record Released

  May 26, 2015: Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans today released its 2014 voting record report which scored every U.S. Representative and Senator on key issues affecting current and future retirees. The voting record examined 10 key Senate votes ...Read more >

• Senate Passes Budget that Cuts $5.3 Trillion

  May 08, 2015: The Senate voted 51 to 48 on Tuesday to pass the first joint congressional budget plan in six years, ratifying a 10-year blueprint that would cut spending by $5.3 trillion, overhaul Medicaid by turning it into block grants, and repeal President Obama...Read more >

• House Republican Budget is a Frontal Assault on the Needs of Seniors

  March 17, 2015: Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director the Alliance for Retired Americans regarding the House Republican Budget “The budget plan put forward by House Republicans today is a frontal assault on the needs of seniors, persons with disabilit...Read more >

• Retirees Concerned that President Obama’s Budget Includes Medicare Cuts

  February 02, 2015: Social Security Disability Trust Fund Reallocation is a Plus The following statement was issued today by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans regarding President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget p...Read more >

• Executive Action on Immigration Will Improve the Finances of Social Security and Medicare

  November 21, 2014: 21 Protection of Millions from Deportation is Not the Only Benefit The following statement was issued today by Barbara J. Easterling, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, and Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the All...Read more >

• Tell Marco Rubio: RESPECT YOUR ELDERS, INCLUDING OUR SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE!

  May 13, 2014: Yesterday, Florida Senator and potential presidential candidate Marco Rubio called for the end of Social Security and Medicare. In a speech at the National Press Club in Washington DC, he reiterated what he has said in the past: The only way to s...Read more >

• Tell Your Representative: Oppose the Ryan Medicare-Killing Budget!

  April 07, 2014: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled a Republican budget on April Fools’ Day that once again proposes privatizing Medicare and turning it into a voucher system, while lowering tax rates on the wealthy and corporations. Tell your re...Read more >

• Special Conference Call with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders

  January 22, 2014: As I hope you know, you have been part of a successful effort to prevent major cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.  Your help is much appreciated. In November, a number of grass-roots organizations came together and presented Congress...Read more >

• Don’t Cut Social Security and Medicare. Expand Them!

  December 04, 2013: We believe that all Americans deserve to retire with dignity. That's why we've long supported strengthening Social Security and Medicare. Through these programs, we have been able to lift millions out of poverty and provide affordable, high qualit...Read more >