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• Drug Price Spikes Are Hurting Consumers and Medical Providers, Senators Told

  December 09, 2015: The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on off-patent drug price spikes on December 9, 2015. Americans spent $374 billion on prescription drugs last year. Witnesses provided insight into the causes of these drug price hikes in off-patent...Read more >

• End of Life: Medicare Will Cover Discussions

  December 08, 2015: A September 2015 Kaiser study showed that 89% of Americans surveyed support the idea that doctors should have end of life discussions with their patients. Further, 81% also believed that Medicare should cover those discussions. When Centers for Me...Read more >

• End of Life: Medicare Will Cover Discussions

  December 08, 2015: A September 2015 Kaiser study showed that 89% of Americans surveyed support the idea that doctors should have end of life discussions with their patients. Further, 81% also believed that Medicare should cover those discussions. When Centers for Me...Read more >

• The TPP and Prescription Drugs

  December 02, 2015: The United States has concluded negotiations on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, and on November 5, 2015, President Obama released the text of the agreement. This started a 90-day period for public review before Congress can take an up...Read more >

• Medicare Drug Discounts: A Sensible Solution for Deficit Reduction

  December 02, 2015: As Congress debates reducing the deficit and demanding health savings, one area where Congress can find significant savings is drug costs. The government should use its bulk purchasing power to obtain the best possible price for pharmaceuticals under...Read more >

• TPP Text Proves Seniors Are Right to Worry About Higher Prescription Drug Prices

  November 06, 2015: After months of secret negotiations, the Obama Administration released the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on Thursday. “Now that the final wording has been made public, we know that seniors are right to be worried about t...Read more >

• The Maryland and District of Columbia Alliance for Retired Americans Bi-Annual Convention

  October 31, 2015: Maryland and District of Columbia Alliance for Retired Americans 200-300 words The Maryland and District of Columbia Alliance for Retired Americans held it’s biennial convention on Oct. 31, 2015 from 9:00 AM to Noon at the Washington Court Hotel...Read more >

• Senate Passes Budget that Cuts $5.3 Trillion

  May 08, 2015: The Senate voted 51 to 48 on Tuesday to pass the first joint congressional budget plan in six years, ratifying a 10-year blueprint that would cut spending by $5.3 trillion, overhaul Medicaid by turning it into block grants, and repeal President Obama...Read more >

• MD/DC Alliance for Retired Americans Forms Human Chain at Social Security Headquarters to Protest the Chained CPI Social Security Cut

  July 29, 2013: For Immediate Release, July 2, 2013 Contact: Frank Stella, 240/893-7120; mddcara@nlc.edu Baltimore, MD--On Tuesday July 2nd, the Alliance for Retired Americans sponsored a National Day of Action which focused specifically on opposing the Chained ...Read more >