Our Issues
Medicare
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KFF Health News: Medicare Drug Plans Are Hiking Premiums While Trump Claims Victory on Medicine Prices
October 30, 2026: (Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News) Millions of Medicare enrollees who buy stand-alone prescription drug plans will see their average monthly premiums rise by 50% in 2027, a new analysis finds. But enrollees can avoid the averag Read More >
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KFF Health News: Medicare’s Paying Less for Cataract Surgery. Eye Doctors Are Turning to Lucrative Lasers.
August 19, 2026: (E+/Getty Images) Tammy Chalala, a retired dietitian in New York, was thrilled with the results of her cataract surgeries, which left her with close to 20/20 vision. She said she paid nearly $4,000 out-of-pocket for her two su Read More >
Medicaid
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Let’s Celebrate! Let’s Fight!
July 30, 2026: July 30th is the 61st anniversary of Medicare/Medicaid. When President Johnson signed it, he credited the National Committee for Senior Citizens with getting the legislation passed. The NCSC was superseded by our Alliance for Reti Read More >
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KFF Health News: Trump’s Personnel Agency Says It Will Remove Some Identifying Info as It Sweeps Up Medical Records
July 22, 2026: The Trump administration is forging ahead with a controversial plan to collect the medical records of millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management said in a notic Read More >
Social Security
Fair Trade
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Texans Strategize in San Antonio
June 18, 2016: The Texas AFL-CIO allowed the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans to use their meeting room at the Texas Democratic Party convention at the Alamodome in San Antonio on June 17. Over 100 activists put off their lunch time to discu Read More >
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Retirees Stand Against Unfair Trade
January 19, 2016: Texas retirees took the lead in opposing unfair trade on January 12, the same day that President Obama pushed the unfair "Trans Pacific Partnership" in his State of the Union address. Our Austin and Dallas rallies coincided with 2 Read More >
State Issues
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Spread The Word with Short Videos
October 21, 2026: Short videos reach more people faster than anything else on social media! Communications today is not what we studied in school. It changes quickly. A 10-second video on Instagram and/or Facebook can reach 500 viewers in no Read More >
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Texas Retirees Candidates
October 21, 2026: We're Proud to Endorse The Dallas Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans was the first of seven chapters to announce endorsements. All federal endorsements are done by our national organization, but we already knew abo Read More >