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Let’s Honor Social Security’s 87th Anniversary by Strengthening and Expanding It
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law 87 years ago on Aug. 14, 1935, he did not intend for it to remain frozen in place. He knew that his landmark social insurance program — enacted during the depths of the Great Depression — would need to be expanded to meet Americans’ needs as times changed. The Social Security Act of 1935, he said, “represents a cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means complete.” Continue reading
A Bitter Pill for Big Pharma; Relief for Seniors
Today’s House passage of The Inflation Reduction Act will deliver meaningful price relief to Medicare beneficiaries who have been struggling to afford their essential medications while Big Pharma’s profits soared. Seniors and their advocates have been battling skyrocketing prescription drug prices for decades — while the drug industry lobby has spent billions of dollars to defeat any attempt at reducing consumer costs.
On Their 57th Anniversary, Medicare and Medicaid Remain Under Threat
You may wonder why former President Harry Truman is sitting close by while President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare and Medicaid into law in the iconic 1965 photograph. Or why Harry Truman received the first-ever Medicare card.
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