Medicare

• Join the Medicare “Thunderclap”

  July 26, 2013: Click here to join the online flashmob! We are using a platform called Thunderclap to flood Facebook and Twitter with a message on July 30th, Medicare's 48th anniversary! Sign up NOW and on July 30th we will all share our message at the same time! ...Read more >

• Tell Your U.S. Senators to Stop the Sequester Today!

  February 26, 2013: Unless Congress acts this week, drastic automatic spending cuts, known as the sequester, will go into effect.  Programs vital to seniors like Meals on Wheels, cutting edge medical research, and food safety inspections would be severely cut back.  W...Read more >

• In Fiscal Cliff Delay, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Remain at Risk

  January 02, 2013: The fiscal cliff deal passed by Congress last night is a breakthrough in beginning to restore tax fairness. It raises over $700 billion over 10 years by ending the Bush tax cuts for families making over $450,000 a year. The deal does not cut Social S...Read more >

• Paul Ryan Budget Round Two – Cuts to Medicare & Social Security

  March 26, 2012: Last week, Congressman Paul Ryan released the Republican's proposed 2013 federal budget. Their proposal would expand tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, while pulling away critical Medicare and Social Security protections from the middle clas...Read more >

• Social Security COLA announcement clouded by looming threat in Congress

  October 19, 2011: Today, the Social Security Administration announced that monthly Social Security benefits will increase 3.6 percent in 2012. Additionally, due to an increase in average wages, the maximum amount of wages subject to the Social Security tax will inc...Read more >

• The Debt Deal for Seniors

  August 03, 2011: This afternoon, the long-anticipated deal on raising the debt ceiling is expected to pass out of the Senate and signed into law. The good news about the deal is that your letters, emails, protests and calls to Congress have temporarily protected S...Read more >

• Governor Quinn Calls for Elminating Illinois Cares Rx

  February 21, 2011: On February 16, Governor Quinn released his proposed budget for 2012, which includes eliminating the Illinois Cares Rx program. This crucial program helps seniors on Medicare Part D pay for their deductible, monthly premiums and prescription drugs. O...Read more >