Biden Pushes Prescription Drug Reform, Medicare Expansion
MSNBC President Biden made a forceful appeal to Congress Thursday on two of the most crucial issues facing American
Rep. Larson to Introduce Revised Social Security Expansion Bill
Next week, Social Security will mark its 86th anniversary of providing Americans with basic financial security in old age (and, since 1956, upon becoming disabled). And yet, quite incredibly, baseline Social Security benefits haven’t been expanded in fifty years – even though seniors’ living costs have soared over the decades. Congressman John Larson (D-CT) is once again hoping to change that. Larson, a true Social Security champion who introduced legislation to boost Social Security in previous Congresses, has now released the details of a revamped bill to increase benefits and extend the program’s solvency.
It Took Political Will to Enact Medicare 56 Years Ago Today
On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare (and Medicaid) into law, providing hundreds of millions of Americans
Social Security Shouldn’t Be Dragged Into Debt Limit Debate
Wikimedia Commons Republicans are once again threatening to drag Social Security into the process of raising the federal debt limit.
Social Security Advocates Laud SSA Commissioner’s Firing
Social Security advocates are relieved that President Biden has fired Trump’s SSA Commissioner, Andrew Saul – although he insists his dismissal
This Is the Moment to Rebuild America’s Middle Class
National Committee president and CEO Max Richtman recently urged in Common Dreams that we rebuild America’s middle class after decades of
Will Seniors Finally Get Dental, Vision and Hearing Coverage from Medicare?
There appears to be new momentum on Capitol Hill for expanding Medicare. The most urgent expansion is adding dental, hearing, and
Struggling Seniors Say Social Security Benefits Must be Expanded
Members of Congress heard from some genuine experts on Social Security - older Americans who have to survive on their benefit
Supreme Court Ruling a Victory for Older Americans
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare applauds today's Supreme Court ruling leaving the Affordable Care Act in place:
Prescription Drug Pricing Reform – What happens now?
Seniors and their advocates had high hopes for prescription drug pricing reform when President Biden took office with majorities – however