National Committee President Warns Senators About GOP Tax & Budget Scheme
Seniors and other vulnerable Americans will be hurt if the just-released GOP tax scheme is enacted. National Committee president Max Richtman told
Coming Soon to a Pharmacy or Grocery Store Near you: Hi-Quality Over the Counter Hearing Aids
Seniors suffering from hearing loss have good reason to cheer. They should soon be able to purchase quality hearing aids over
FDR’s Grandson on Social Security… Which Turns 82 Today
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law on this day in 1935 to provide seniors with basic income security after
Summertime No Time to Stop Protecting Seniors’ Healthcare
Washington, D.C. is noticeably mellower with Congress beginning its August recess. Our “worst-in-the-U.S.” traffic is noticeably lighter. The sidewalks are
Medicare Turns 52: A Time for Cake, Candles, and Continued Vigilance
Medicare turns 52 years old this weekend. It’s an occasion for both celebration and vigilance. Surely the anniversary of a federal program
House GOP Recklessly Pursues Privatization of Medicare in Budget Process
Congress is targeting the health and financial well-being of America’s seniors by making yet another attempt to privatize Medicare. Yesterday
Tom Price’s “Alternate Reality”
In the Orwellian world that Trump's Washington has become, we are used to hearing language abused and misused to forward a
CBO Confirms: GOP Healthcare Bill is a Huge Setback for Older Americans
Twenty-three million people will lose health insurance in the next decade under the GOP's American Health Care Act (AHCA)
Trump & GOP Should Do More than Pay Lip Service to Older Americans Month
President John F. Kennedy created the original "Seniors Citizens Month" in 1963 May is Older Americans Month. It began in
House GOP Votes to Gut Medicaid, Weaken Medicare & Put Seniors’ healthcare at Risk
The National Committee strongly condemns the American Health Care Act (AHCA) just passed by the House, which needlessly puts the healthcare of