The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2008 survey, conducted in January, recorded the sharpest one-year decline ever in the public’s confidence about having a financially secure retirement (FOX Business News).
Feb 12, 2008Bush Budget Harms Seniors
The following statement was issued today by Judy Cato, Executive Vice President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Bush’s budget.
"The President’s cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will compound the problems facing seniors and millions of other Americans...
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Feb 4, 2008Medicare Budget Press Release
The following statement was issued today by George J. Kourpias, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to President Bush's final budget proposal.
The $178 billion in Medicare cuts proposed today by President Bush targets the most vulnerable - seniors who need Medicare...
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Jan 29, 2008State of the Union ResponseThe following statement was issued today by George J. Kourpias, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to President Bush’s final State of the Union address.
Retired Americans, in a time of great economic anxiety, were looking to President Bush for a sign that...
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Dec 4, 2007Seniors Bring $2 Bills and 48,000 Petitions to Congress, Urge Medicare Reform
Seniors from the Alliance for Retired Americans joined the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM) on Capitol Hill to deliver 48,000 signed petitions urging the Senate to eliminate billions in subsidies to private insurance companies.
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Sep 4, 2007September 4, 2007Senator Hillary Clinton Thanks Alliance Retirees for Their Commitment, Dedication Presidential Candidate speaks to Hundreds of Seniors Gathered at Alliance for Retired Americans’ Legislative Conference Democratic Presidential candidate and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton...
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Jul 30, 2007July 30, 2007On 42nd Anniversary, Medicare Faces Crossroads Help for Seniors Threatened by Big Subsidies to Insurance Companies more...
Jul 23, 2007July 23, 2007Medicare Advantage a Disadvantage to Seniors Retirees Across the Country Are Calling Members of Congress on Monday to Stop Overpayments to Private Insurance Companies
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Jun 7, 2007June 7, 2007
Retiree Advocate Says Medicare Advantage Helps Insurance Companies, Not Seniors; Program is a Form of “Corporate Welfare”
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Jan 12, 2007January 12, 2007
Seniors Advocate: House Medicare Vote “Triumph of the Public Interest over the Special Interest”
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Sep 11, 2006September 8, 2006
Retirees Gather in Washington, Vow Aggressive Fall Campaign to Educate, Mobilize Seniors
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Sep 11, 2006September 7, 2006
Angry Seniors Tell Congress: Medicare “Donut Hole” No Treat for Seniors
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