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ARA - Friday Alert: April 30, 2021

HEADLINES:

New Congressional Voting Record Report Available;

President Biden's Joint Address to Congress Promises More Action To Help Older Americans Recover from the Pandemic;

Senate Committee Advances Biden's Nominees for USPS Board;

Senior's Face Double Whammy; Escalating Drug Prices and Low Social Security COLAs;

May Day to Commemorate Workers Around the World as Senate Considers the PRO Act

ARA - Friday Alert: April 23, 2021

HEADLINES:

Sen. Romney, Rep. Gallagher Re- Introduce the TRUST Act;

Rural Seniors' Lower Vaccination Rates Signal an Urban-Rural Divide;

CFPB Offers Tips for Seniors Seeking a Financial Adviser;

KHN: From Rotten Teeth to Advanced Cancer, Patients Feel the Effects of Treatment Delays

ARA - Friday Alert: April 9, 2021

HEADLINES:

Lobbyists Fight Democratic  Proposals on Drug Pricing, Vaccine Access;

American Rescue Plan Can Expand Medicaid in States That Have Refused Funds;

Biden Administration Announces 500,000 New HealthCare.gov Sign-Ups;

KHN: 'I Can Breathe Again': Older Adults Begin to Test Freedom After Covid Vaccinations;

Alliance Members Meet with Members of Congress during Congressional Recess

 

ARA - Friday Alert: April 2, 2021

HEADLINES:

Millions of Social Security Beneficiaries Still  Waiting on $1,400 Covid-19 Relief Payments;

Biden Unveils $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, Including Vast Expansion of Long Term Care;

Infrastructure Plan Could Also Include Medicare Expansion;

KHN: 'Incredibly Concerning' Lawsuit Threatens Free Preventative Care for Millions

 

ARA - Friday Alert: March 26, 2021

HEADLINES:

Senior Trump Appointees Remain in Place at Social Security Administration;

KHN: Democrats Eye Medicare Negotiations to Lower Drug Prices;

Marty Walsh is Confirmed As Labor Secretary At a Key Time for Unions;

Calls for Postal Banking Gain Momentum

 

ARA - Friday Alert: March 19, 2021

Headlines:

Xavier Becerra is Confirmed to Lead HHS, Bringing renewed Hope for Action to Lower Drug Prices;

Senate Prepares to Consider Biden Nominees to the Postal Service Board of Governors;

Pfizer Touting Benefits of Covid Vaccine to its Bottom Line;

KHN: Covid cases Plummet 83% Among Nursing Home Staffers Despiye Vaccine Hesitancy;

Alliance Condemns Senseless Shootings in Georgia

ARA - Friday Alert: March 12, 2021

HEADLINES:

Biden's American Rescue Plan Brings $1.9 Trillion in Coronavirus Relief;

Retirees Applaud Provision to Save Multiemployer Pension Plans from Insolvency;

PRO Act Passes the House;

KHN: Texas Winter Storm Exposes Gaps in Senior Living Oversight

 

ARA - Friday Alert: March 5, 2021

Headlines:

Tell Congress: Pass the PRO Act So Workers Can Form a Union Without Barriers;

House Passes Landmark Voting Rights Bill;

Leaked Documents Detail Postmaster General's Plans to Slow Mail Delivery;

Alliance celebrates Women's History Month;

KHN: Reopening of Long-Term Care Facilities Is 'an Absolute Necessity for Our Well-Being'

ARA - Friday Alert: February 26, 2021

HEADLINES:

President Biden Takes Action to Help the Postal Service;

Coronavirus Stimulus Relief Package Closer to Passage;

Coronavirus Pandemic Has Had a Negative Impact on Retirement Security;

KHN: Countless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors's  Priority

ARA - Friday Alert: February 19, 2021

Headlines:

State Legislators Push For Price-Hike Penalties to Lower Drug  Prices;

House Committee Will Focus on UPS Next Week;

KHN: Family Caregivers, Routinely Left Off Vaccine Vaccine Lists, Worry What Would Happen 'If I get Sick';

Former President Trump and Hate Groups Sued Over January 6 Capitol Riot