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By: Jordan Rau and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Dale Marsh has not been enamored with his health insurance since the Affordable Care Act took effect. Premiums for Marsh, 53, and his wife, Tammy, rose, their deductibles grew,
Read moreDuring last week’s Congressional recess, Senators and Members of Congress who want to roll back health care provisions met fierce resistance in their home districts. Alliance members joined allies in denouncing GOP plans to take coverage away from millions of Americans by repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), cutting Medicaid, and ending Medicare’s guaranteed benefits.
Read moreWill Ask Members Tough Questions About Plans to Raise the Medicare Eligibility Age and End Guaranteed Health Benefits Washington, DC – This week, as Senators and Members of Congress return to their home districts, members of the Alliance for Retired Americans are using a variety of tactics to tell their elected representatives that they DO
Read moreAnother Tax Giveaway for the Wealthiest Americans The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to the release of the House Republicans’ bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “After seven years Republicans have finally shown us what their repeal of Obamacare looks like. It
Read moreAmericans for decades have planned to live the American Dream in retirement through the three-legged stool of pensions, savings and Social Security. This dream has been threatened by wage stagnation, low interest rates, and corporate America’s attack on defined benefit pension plans. It has been further eroded by the Republican Party’s constant rhetoric about “entitlement
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