Alliance for Retired Americans

The shift away from defined benefit pensions has hurt Gen X workers nearing retirement, especially women and low-income workers who don't have access to workplace retirement plans.

It's time for a

Gen Xers are nearing retirement. Here’s why many are more at risk of running short of money than younger colleagues | CNN Business A recent analysis by Morningstar’s Center for Retirement and Policy Studies projects that 45% of US households run the risk of falling short financially if they retire at 65 — or 54%, if they retire at 62.

We can definitely be proud of what the ACA has done for older Americans: Protections for people with pre-existing conditions, free wellness visits, and closing the prescription drug “donut hole.”

This November, let's make sure it's still there for current and future generations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwLmOI6r_XY

Insulin copays capped at $35 a month. Annual out-of-pocket costs capped at $2,000 starting next year. Empowering Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.

It's clear that the Biden-Harris administration gets stuff done for seniors!

The cost of a one-month supply of each Part B, Part C, or Part D-covered insulin you take is capped at $35. You also won’t have to pay a deductible. Learn more: https://go.medicare.gov/3AzbdlX

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, older Americans can protect themselves against pneumonia and other illnesses without financial burden. Seniors can get all recommended vaccines for FREE.

is common in young children, but older adults are at greatest risk of serious illness and death. That’s why the CDC recommends pneumonia for all adults 65 years or older. Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/pneumo/public/

Retirees can trust Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz when it comes to protecting Social Security and Medicare.

The same can't be said about Donald Trump.

One candidate has promised she will protect and expand our earned benefits.

The other guy says, “there’s a lot you can do in terms of cutting” Social Security and Medicare.

The choice in November is clear. Vote accordingly!

We can't say this enough: Seniors needed relief from high drug prices and more affordable health care. The Biden-Harris administration had their backs.

Kenneth Stribling, Alliance member and NUCPP President, is so right. Fighting to save multiemployer pensions by passing the Butch Lewis Act took a long time, but retirees kept pushing and the Biden-Harris administration got it over the finish line!

WATCH: Retired Teamster Kenneth Stribling speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention Kenneth Stribling, retired Teamster and president of the National United Committee to Protect Pensions, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicag...

Affordable health care and protections for people with pre-existing conditions are on the ballot this year.

Project 2025 would kick millions of Americans off their health insurance. Could this be you or someone you love?

Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration's passage of the Butch Lewis Act, 2 to 3 million workers’ pension plans now are solvent and able to pay full benefits through at least 2051.

NEW BLOG: More Than One Million Pensions Protected by Butch Lewis Act
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Seniors get annual out-of-pocket health costs capped at $2,000 starting next year!

Two years ago, a new prescription drug law was signed into law, adding new benefits like a $35 cap on covered insulin and more vaccines covered at $0 out-of-pocket. Even more benefits are coming next year: a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Part D-covered prescriptions and the option to spread your prescription payments across the calendar year. https://go.medicare.gov/3YuOOR2

BREAKING: A new poll from Retired Americans PAC shows that Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a close race to win the pivotal senior vote in 6 key battleground states. https://tinyurl.com/RAPACPoll2024

Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration, seniors now have insulin copays capped at $35 per month and annual out-of-pocket costs capped at $2,000 starting next year. Plus, Medicare can finally negotiate lower drug prices!

Here Are the 10 Medicare Negotiated Drug Prices These prices come from the first set of negotiations between Medicare and drug companies.

The Inflation Reduction Act delivered real wins for seniors! Medicare can finally negotiate lower drug prices and next year, seniors out-of-pocket expenses will be capped at $2,000.

This is only the beginning.

Don’t Believe Recent Headlines. The Inflation Reduction Act Worked. By its own standards, the landmark piece of climate legislation was a smashing success. Its future, however, could be decided on Election Day.

Social Security is a top issue for Americans, with nearly 70% saying it will affect which presidential candidate they vote for this November in a new poll.

Social Security is a key issue for voters, CNBC poll finds. Take these 5 steps to maximize your benefits Voters say Social Security is an important issue in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Yet many don’t understand how Social Security works.

Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration, seniors now have:

- Insulin copays capped at $35 a month
- Rx out-of-pocket costs capped at $2,000 starting next year
- Lower prices negotiated by Medicare for 10 most expensive drugs

President Biden and Vice President Harris took on Big Pharma – and won. Their Administration is lowering prescription drug prices by:
1. Capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month for people on Medicare
2. Capping out-of-pocket drug costs for millions of Americans
3. Requiring Big Pharma pays rebates if they raise prices faster than inflation

And now, for the first time ever, our Administration has negotiated lower prices for 10 drugs for Americans with Medicare – with more to come.

President Biden and Vice President Harris will never stop fighting for the health, well-being, and economic security of the American people.

Vice President Harris cast a tie-breaking vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which has lowered prescription drug costs and is making health care more affordable for seniors.

Donald Trump and the GOP want to repeal this law.

Which plan works best for you and your family?

ICYMI -- Seniors with diabetes are saving big on the medicines they need AND their insulin copays are capped at $35 a month, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

Republicans want to undo it all. We must stop them this November.

The Inflation Reduction Act has already done so much for seniors, and we're just getting started.

Seniors with diabetes are saving big on the medicines they need AND their insulin copays are capped at $35 a month, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

Republicans want to undo it all. We must stop them this November.

This November, we have the chance to choose a future where seniors continue to get more affordable health care and prescription drugs. Our members will vote accordingly.

Biden and Harris are delivering lower drug costs.

Trump and MAGA Republicans will force you to pay MORE.

More than 500,000 seniors use Entresto to treat heart failure. They're going to save hundreds of dollars thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. https://tinyurl.com/NegotiatedDrugPriceSavings2024

$13,000 is an outrageous price for lifesaving medicine. Now that Medicare can finally negotiate lower prices, seniors are finally getting a better deal. https://tinyurl.com/NegotiatedDrugPriceSavings2024

Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration, Medicare can finally negotiate lower drug prices, saving seniors and taxpayers billions of dollars.

But Donald Trump and the GOP want to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act and undo those savings.

Two years ago, Joe Biden signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act into law.

Today's Washington Post quotes Alliance executive director

"...The initiative is poised to help seniors, said Richard Fiesta, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, an advocacy group for older Americans.

“We do have members already benefiting from the $35 insulin, and now a number of them will also benefit by a lot of these reductions in drug price too,” Fiesta said in an interview. He pointed to frustrations with the high price of Eliquis, a blood-cancer drug included in the negotiations. Eliquis is set to have its price cut by about 56 percent compared with its 2023 list price. ..." (link to article in comments)

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, seniors who take Enbrel will now save $5,000+ at the pharmacy counter! https://tinyurl.com/NegotiatedDrugPriceSavings2024

4 PM -- ICYMI: For 20 years, Alliance members pushed lawmakers to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. Today's announcement is proof that our work paid off.

Learn more in our release: https://tinyurl.com/NegotiatedDrugPriceSavings2024