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House Passage of Build Back Better is Something For Seniors To Be Thankful For

The House of Representatives passed President Biden’s landmark Build Back Better plan this morning --- a victory achieved by Democrats to benefit American seniors. The House-enacted legislation represents the biggest expansion of the social safety net for older Americans and their families in five decades.

NCPSSM2021-11-19T16:07:58-04:00November 19th, 2021|Categories: Congress, Democrats, healthcare, Medicare, Medicare Drug Coverage and Costs, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Prescription Drug Prices, President Biden|

Democrats’ New Prescription Drug Plan More than a ‘Glass Half Full’

For American seniors, the Democrats’ new agreement on prescription drug pricing reform is definitely more than a glass half full. It is not everything that advocates had hoped for, but it is a historic step toward taming soaring drug prices.

Walter Gottlieb2021-11-03T16:44:08-04:00November 3rd, 2021|Categories: Congress, Democrats, Prescription Drug Prices, President Biden|

Dems Should Unite Around Medicare Expansion, RX Drug Price Negotiation

We and other seniors' advocates cheered President Biden's Build Back Better plan, which called for adding dental, vision, and hearing coverage to Medicare. That plan is having a difficult birth in Congress, as moderate and Progressive Democrats wrangle over the plan's size and scope.

NCPSSM2021-10-15T14:34:18-04:00October 15th, 2021|Categories: Congress, Medicare, Medicare Drug Coverage and Costs, Polls, Prescription Drug Prices, President Biden|

5.9% COLA is Good, But Seniors Need a Permanent Boost

The federal government announced today that Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2022. That's about $92

Walter Gottlieb2021-10-13T11:45:13-04:00October 13th, 2021|Categories: COLAs, Congress, Social Security|

What’s Happening with Budget Reconciliation Legislation Affecting Seniors?

As Democrats attempt to unite around a final budget reconciliation package – otherwise known as President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan – seniors advocates are keeping a close eye on key provisions affecting older Americans.

NCPSSM2021-09-29T14:34:23-04:00September 28th, 2021|Categories: Budget, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Congress, Democrats, Medicare, Medicare Expansion, Prescription Drug Prices, President Biden, Republicans|

Social Security Trustees Report Signals Now is the Time to Strengthen & Expand the Program

Americans who rely on Social Security can exhale for a moment now that the program’s Trustees have reported that the trust fund will remain solvent until 2034. That’s only one year earlier than projected in last year’s report. It is time to strengthen and expand the program.

NCPSSM2021-08-31T17:33:32-04:00August 31st, 2021|Categories: COLAs, Congress, Democrats, Rep. John Larson, Social Security|

The House-passed Budget Resolution Holds Historic Promise for Seniors

Lost in much of the coverage is the actual intent of the budget resolution – to lift-up vulnerable Americans during very trying times, especially the nation’s seniors.

NCPSSM2021-08-25T19:31:14-04:00August 25th, 2021|Categories: Budget, Congress, Democrats, Medicaid, Medicare, Prescription Drug Prices, President Biden|

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

NCPSSM2021-08-13T16:07:50-04:00August 13th, 2021|Categories: Congress, Democrats, GOP, Medicare, Part D, Prescription Drug Prices, President Biden|

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.