by JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. EVERETT, Wash. — Unable to walk or talk, barely able to see or hear, 5-year-old Maddie Holt waits in her wheelchair for a ride to the hospital. The 27-pound
Read moreStatement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following President Trump’s State of the Union address: “There are several things that the President did not say tonight that are troubling for retirees. “He did not mention his campaign promises that he would not cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. “This is
Read moreAccording to a Kaiser Family Foundation study, more than one-third of people with traditional Medicare spent at least 20 percent of their total income on health care in 2013. The study is entitled Medicare Beneficiaries’ Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending as a Share of Income Now and Projections for the Future. Health care is a substantial
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Read moreThe deadline to register for the IAM Retirees’ Assistance Program is February 25, 2018. The Retirees’ Department is convening the program at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD April 22–27, 2018.
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