Archive for May, 2009
Medicare: A Critical Element of Health Care Reform
Friday, May 22nd, 2009We gathered an impressive panel of senior advocates and health policy experts on Capitol Hill this week to discuss current efforts to reform our national health care system and a growing consensus that Medicare should play a role in that debate. The National Committee and the Alliance for Retired Americans co-sponsored this panel discussion, focusing [...]
The Truth about the 2009 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Here’s the bottom line from this year’s Trustees Report: Social Security is still fully funded for 28 years No COLA increase planned for retirees Skyrocketing health costs nationwide continue to threaten Medicare Undoubtedly, these facts truths will probably be buried in coverage of this year’s Trustees report as the anti-entitlement crowd revs up its billion [...]
Seniors Ask…Why Social Security Now?
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s promise to put Social Security reform on the legislative agenda this fall has many seniors asking…why? America’s retirees understand the need to strengthen Social Security for future generations. For them, Social Security isn’t just a political issue — it’s what pays the bills. But given the long list of critical challenges [...]
Reforming Health Care and Medicare
Monday, May 4th, 2009As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure Medicare is more than just the piggy-bank for system wide health care reform, we’ve run a full page ad in Politico today. Seniors do have a stake in this historic health care debate and this marks just the beginning of our efforts to ensure seniors are [...]
Blog About It: Elder Economic Security
Friday, May 1st, 2009May 1st marks the first day of Older Americans month. Today the Elder Economic Security Initiative team at Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) is sponsoring a blog day to spread the word on the importance of elder economic security. We all know economic times are tough but for millions of American seniors living on fixed [...]