May 7, 2010Friday AlertNew Alliance Voting Record Focuses on Health Care, Medicare, and Economics
On Tuesday, the Alliance marked Older Americans Month by releasing its latest voting record, a new report detailing the 2009 votes of every U.S. Senator and Representative on key issues affecting current...
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Apr 30, 2010Friday Alert April 30, 2010Alliance Members Protest Across the Country as Fiscal Commission Meets in DC
On Tuesday in Washington, DC, the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform met for the first time.
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Apr 23, 2010Friday AlertAlliance Seeks Open Government as Fiscal Commission Holds Its First Meeting
Two important summit meetings will be held in Washington next week to discuss ways of reducing the federal deficit.
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Apr 16, 2010Friday Alert - April 16, 2010New Health Reform Law Extends Election Period to Change Part D Plan
The new health reform law changes and extends the annual enrollment period for Medicare Part D plans. Anyone interested in switching plans should keep in mind the new enrollment period is now October 15 -...
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Apr 9, 2010Friday Alert April 9, 2010Barbara Easterling, Ruben Burks Re-elected as Leaders of the Alliance
The Alliance's 2010 national convention took place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday through Thursday of this week.
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Apr 1, 2010Friday AlertPresident Obama Signs Health Care Reform into Law One More Time
On Tuesday, President Obama put his final signature on the health reform bill that has been front and center in the news this year and last.
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Mar 26, 2010Friday AlertHealth Care Reform: What's in it for Seniors
The Senate-passed health care reform bill dramatically cleared the House on a 219-212 vote Sunday night, and President Obama signed it into law on Tuesday.
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House Democrats passed their landmark health care reform on a party-line 219-212 vote late Sunday night, marking an achievement that has been compared to the enactment of Social Security and Medicare.
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Mar 19, 2010Friday AlertHistoric House Health Care Vote is Expected on Sunday
House Democrats are "pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would
simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to
expand coverage while slashing the deficit,"...
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Mar 12, 2010Friday AlertIn Week of Health Care Developments, Thousands Gather to Rally Against Insurers
Tens of thousands of activists, seniors, union members, and religious leaders protested against insurance company abuses on Tuesday in front of the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C., where America's...
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Mar 5, 2010Friday Alert$250 Payment to Social Security Recipients Voted Down By Senate
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) lost a bid on Wednesday to boost the income of millions of Social Security recipients and offset the elimination of the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2010.
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Feb 26, 2010Friday AlertResponse to President's Health Care Plan and Summit: Three Things You Can Do
In order to bridge the differences between the U.S. House and Senate-passed health care bills - and continue to move reform forward - President Obama unveiled his Administration's own health plan on Monday.
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Feb 19, 2010Friday AlertPresident Establishes Debt Commission to Look at Social Security and Medicare
Yesterday, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order establishing a commission to tackle the federal debt.
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Feb 12, 2010Friday AlertInsurance Premium Increase of 39% in California Adds to Health Reform Urgency
The health care problem remains on the center stage now that Anthem Blue Cross of California has unveiled rate increases of up to 39 percent for its 800,000 individual policyholders.
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Feb 5, 2010Friday AlertPresident's Budget Includes $250 Stimulus Payment for Social Security Recipients
President Obama's Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposes a $250 payment to Social Security recipients.
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Jan 29, 2010Friday AlertPresident Obama Delivers State of the Union Address
During his State of the Union address on Wednesday, President Obama vocalized the critical need for a reduction in the federal deficit.
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Jan 22, 2010Friday AlertMassachusetts' Election of Scott Brown to U.S. Senate Threatens Health Reform
The election in Massachusetts of Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday ended the Senate Democrats' supermajority in the chamber, and the first casualty of his victory could be the...
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Jan 15, 2010Friday AlertHealth Bill Moves Forward with Excise Tax Compromise
Yesterday, White House officials, leaders in Congress and labor unions reached agreement on a proposal to limit the excise tax on higher-cost health insurance plans - a sticking point that had been a major obstacle to merging...
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Jan 8, 2010Friday AlertSenate and House Iron Out The Differences in Their Health Reform Bills
Senate passage of its version of health reform legislation on Christmas Eve completed a historic year in Congress and in the nation's domestic policy debate.
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Dec 18, 2009Friday AlertHealth Reform Will Not Include Medicare Buy-in for Those 55-64
A week ago, a compromise Senate deal on health reform nixed a public insurance option and replaced it with provisions letting those 55 or older buy into Medicare and allowing nationwide nonprofit private plans overseen...
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Dec 11, 2009Friday AlertSenate May Vote to Offer Medicare to Those 55 - 64
President Obama hailed a tentative health care agreement announced in the Senate on Tuesday night, saying that he would support it, and majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) sent the proposal to the Congressional Budget Office for...
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Dec 4, 2009Friday AlertSenate Takes Center Stage in Health Care Reform Effort
The U.S. Senate moved forward on landmark health care legislation this week.
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Nov 20, 2009Friday AlertReid Presents Health Care Bill That Cuts $130 Billion from the Federal Deficit
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) presented an $848 billion health-care overhaul package on Wednesday that would help Americans of all ages better afford to see a doctor and get a prescription filled.
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Oct 27, 2009New Alliance Blog!
The Alliance has a new blog. It is frequently updated with news from the state Alliances and on national politics. Many videos and photos can also be found here: http://ara.typepad.com
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Oct 23, 2009Friday AlertBill to Keep Doctors' Pay from Being Dramatically Slashed Fails
The Senate voted 47-53 against invoking cloture on a Medicare doctors' reimbursement bill on Wednesday, falling 13 votes short of stopping a filibuster.
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Oct 16, 2009Friday AlertAs Insurance Industry Continues Its Campaign of Lies...
Obama administration officials and Congressional Democrats fired back on Monday at a misleading insurance industry report that said premiums would climb sharply with the passage of comprehensive health legislation.
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On Wednesday, Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Finance Committee, brought out the committee's version of national health care reform - an $856 billion, 10-year measure that starts a bumpy journey through the...
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Sep 11, 2009Friday AlertObama Health Care Speech Clears the Air of Myths and Falsehoods
In a rare speech to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, President Obama made an impassioned plea to provide health insurance for those currently without it.
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Sep 4, 2009Friday AlertObama to Address Joint Session of Congress on Health Care
President Obama plans to address a joint session of Congress this Wednesday night in an effort to rally support for health care legislation.
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Aug 28, 2009Friday AlertRetirees Mourn the Loss of Senator Ted Kennedy
In a rare joint statement, Alliance President Barbara J. Easterling, Secretary-Treasurer Ruben Burks, and Executive Director Edward F. Coyle commented Wednesday on the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
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Aug 21, 2009Friday AlertFlorida Alliance's Delray Beach Health Care Forum Draws Worldwide Attention
Fourteen hundred activists, most of them in favor of health reform, gathered on Thursday in suburban Delray Beach, Florida for a health care forum with Democratic U.S. Reps. Robert Wexler (D-FL) and Alcee...
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Aug 14, 2009Friday AlertAlliance Members Refute Lies and Myths at Town Halls
Although town hall meetings are intended for constituents of congressional members' districts, many attendees seem to have come from farther away.
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Aug 7, 2009Friday AlertAlliance Calls for Civility at Town Halls When Discussing Health Insurance Reform
Members of the Alliance are calling for civil discourse during town hall meetings with Members of Congress this month, amidst stories of town halls across the country erupting into chaos during the...
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Apr 24, 2009Friday AlertMedicare Advantage Plans Face Changes in 2010
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently established stricter rules for private insurance companies, effectively cutting subsidies to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans by up to 5%.
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Mar 6, 2009Friday AlertAlliance Participates in White House Health Care Summit
President Barack Obama stepped up his effort to pass health-care-reform legislation this week, naming a new Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and hosting a White House summit to discuss...
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