Our Issues
Medicare
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KHN: Seniors Face Crushing Drug Costs as Congress Stalls on Capping Medicare Out-Of-Pockets
January 07, 2021: By Harris Meyer Sharon Clark is able to get her life-sustaining cancer drug, Pomalyst — priced at more than $18,000 for a 28-day supply — only because of the generosity of patient assistance foundations. Clark, 57, a fo Read More >
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Joni Ernst Confirms Healthcare Opponents to Lifetime Court Vacancies – Endangering Lives
July 13, 2020: DISCLAIMER: This article was published by the Washington Times which is rated as a QUESTIONABLE SOURCE by Media Bias/Fact Check, meaning it: "exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propagand Read More >
Medicaid
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Joni Ernst Confirms Healthcare Opponents to Lifetime Court Vacancies – Endangering Lives
July 13, 2020: DISCLAIMER: This article was published by the Washington Times which is rated as a QUESTIONABLE SOURCE by Media Bias/Fact Check, meaning it: "exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propagand Read More >
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Sue Vogel – ACA Impact on Seniors
July 06, 2020: On June 25th, Trump’s Department Of Justice (DOJ) and Republican-led states are submitting their briefs in support of California v. Texas, the lawsuit seeking to strike down the ACA. If President Trump and Republicans Read More >
Social Security
Fair Trade
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Senator Joni Ernst’s Anti-Retiree Voting Record
May 20, 2020: Shame on Senator Joni Ernst who earned a 20% score on retiree issues for 2019. We will remember this. The Alliance for Retired Americans’ annual voting record scores every U.S. Representative and Sena Read More >
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Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Speech
January 13, 2016: President's Last State of the Union Speech has Strong Implications for Social Security, Medicare and Pensions Retirees Remain Apprehensive about Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Robert Roach, Jr., President of Read More >
State Issues
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Iowa Republicans shut out seniors from the political process at the Statehouse
February 08, 2021: The Iowa Alliance for Retired Americans has been lobbying at the Iowa State Capitol on numerous issues for years. We are seniors, retirees, and advocates for Iowans. Now the Republican-controlled Iowa House of Representatives is m Read More >
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Iowa Republicans fail to uphold promises of Older Americans Act
July 20, 2020: President Lyndon Johnson signed the Older Americans Act into law on July 14, 1965. It responded to the need for community services, evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention programs, civic engagement, and elde Read More >