Our Issues
Medicare
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KFF Health News: Medicare Advantage Company Pays $342M to Government in Midst of Billing Probe
June 26, 2026: A major Medicare Advantage company has paid the government more than $342 million to help settle allegations that it overcharged the federal healthcare program for years. Elevance Health, which covers about 2 million people on Read More >
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KFF Health News: Medicare’s AI Push Snarls Patients and Doctors in Errors and Delays
June 25, 2026: (iStock/Getty Images) Bill Curry, 65, raises cattle on the same land in rural Oklahoma once owned by his father and generations before him. Each quarter, for several years, he has made the 2½-hour drive to Oklahoma City for an e Read More >
Medicaid
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KFF Health News: New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.
April 16, 2026: Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years will have to prove they’ve been working, going to school, or volunteering for at least a month before they can gain or retain health insurance through the government Read More >
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KFF Health News: New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard
February 11, 2026: Lori Kelley’s deteriorating vision has made it hard for her to find steady work. The 59-year-old, who lives in Harrisburg, North Carolina, closed her nonprofit circus arts school last year because she could no longer see well 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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Retirees Lead on May First
April 27, 2026: May 1st, 2026, represents a gigantic historical step in America. It is the first time in 140 years that major unions backed International Workers Day! It is the first time that American workers have been asked to protest and celeb Read More >
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Use It Now!
February 26, 2026: February 27 is the last day of early voting for the March 3 primary elections. In Dallas for example, it is also the last day of easy voting because Republicans have made it harder to vote on March 3. Voters will have to find an Read More >