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Join the Missouri Alliance for Retired Americans as they celebrate the anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Activists will hold a cake cutting ceremony and distribute information about the programs. Location: Missouri Veterans Home, 620 N Jefferson Street, St. James, MO, 65559 Time: August 18, 2017, 1:30 PM Time: Contact Dave Meinell at (314) 604-1316 or dmeinell@district9.org for
Read more“A new spotlight report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) indicates that opioid misuse among adults aged 50 or older in 2014 was higher than 2002. The misuse of opioids includes either the use of heroin or the nonmedical use of prescription pain
Read moreThe two most expensive items in most retirees’ budgets are housing and health care. Please join members of the Alliance for Retired Americans and our allies at a “Rally for Affordable Senior Housing” on the U.S. Capitol Grounds on Tuesday, June 27 at 1:00 P.M. It is important to show lawmakers that there is strong
Read moreMany Left Uninsured by Senate Health Care Bill will be 50- and over The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) releasing its score of the Senate GOP’s health care bill. “Today’s CBO score confirms that the Senate GOP
Read moreBy Michael McAuliff Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is well aware of the political peril of taking health benefits away from millions of voters. He also knows the danger of reneging on the pledge
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