Ryan Says Trump Will Promote House Agenda — You Know What That Means for Medicare!
No one was really surprised when House Speaker Paul Ryan lined up behind the rest of the GOP party leadership to endorse
Trump’s Debt Idea = Social Security Default
The latest idea from Donald Trump, the GOP Presidential candidate and self-proclaimed “king of debt,” would have devastating effects on
Celebrating Older Americans Month
Chances are if you, or anyone in your family, is 65 or older your life has been impacted by an Older Americans Act program.
Trump Campaign Admits They’re Open to Entitlement Changes
It was just a matter of time... The Trump campaign was a participant in yesterday's annual Pete Peterson fiscal summit which
The Economic Crisis Candidates Continue to Ignore
The Economic Policy Institute's “The State of American Retirement” combined with the National Institute on Retirement Security's new report on women and
GOP Plans for Medicare: All Slash No Strengthen
The House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled "Preserving and Strengthening Medicare." Unfortunately, as the ranking member
A Tale of Two Medicares
CMS has announced it will raise rates for insurance companies offering privatized Medicare Advantage, rather than trimming back the billions of federal
The Truth about Social Security’s Math Really Does Matter, Even in Washington
We don't usually share this is the kind of “inside baseball” Washington story here but today's a little different... For months,
President Proposes Allowing Medicare to Negotiate for Lower Rx Drug Prices
“It's long past time for Congress to acknowledge the hard truth that the sky-rocketing cost of prescription drugs is hurting average Americans
The GOP Poverty Solution…Do Less and the Poor Will Do Better?!?
In 2014, 46.7 million people (14.8%) were living in poverty, according to the Census Bureau. The poverty rate for people aged 65