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• 2025 Power Lunch

  July 09, 2025: This is an event you don't want to miss! Not only are we recognizing Labor, Community, and Elected Officials that go above and beyond to support Wisconsin retirees, but we'll also be hearing from several exciting speakers - watch your email for the a...Read more >

• Nominate a Retiree Hero for the 2025 POWER Lunch!

  July 09, 2025: October 13th is our annual POWER Lunch!  Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond and stood up for seniors? Each year the Wisconsin Alliance honors individuals from across the state for their contributions to the quality of life for seni...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

  June 18, 2025: On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and ...Read more >

• KFF Health News: As Cannabis Users Age, Health Risks Appear To Grow

  June 12, 2025: Benjamin Han, a geriatrician and addiction medicine specialist at the University of California-San Diego, tells his students a cautionary tale about a 76-year-old patient who, like many older people, struggled with insomnia. “She had problems fa...Read more >

• Winners of the June 6th Drawing of 2025 Calendar Raffle!!!

  June 10, 2025: Winners of the June 6th Drawing!!! Check below to see if you were lucky!!!! 30 Total Prizes Drawn on June 6, 2025 (1) winner for a $100 prize (4) winners for $50 prizes (25) winners for $25 prizes   Order of Draw Amount...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Role Reversal – Millions of Kids Are Caregivers for Elders. Why Their Numbers Might Grow.

  June 02, 2025: ST. PAUL, Minn. — High school senior Joshua Yang understands sacrifice. When he was midway through 10th grade, his mom survived a terrible car crash. But her body developed tremors, and she lost mobility. After countless appointments, doctors diagn...Read more >

• Social Security Phone Service Changes Will Create Unnecessary Burdens

  May 30, 2025: The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s Social Security phone service restrictions will make it harder for seniors to access customer service support, according to new data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The Social Secur...Read more >

• Drug Industry Quietly Funds “Patient Advocacy” Groups to Fight Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

  May 23, 2025: A new investigation by Patients for Affordable Drugs (P4AD) has uncovered a troubling tactic used by the pharmaceutical industry to protect profits and keep drug prices high: secretly funding so-called “patient advocacy” groups. The report pro...Read more >

• CBO Warns: New House Budget Proposal Could Slash Medicare by $490 Billion

  May 23, 2025: A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has sounded the alarm: the budget recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives could result in nearly $500 billion in automatic Medicare cuts over the next ten years. The ...Read more >

• House Passes One Big, Brutal Budget Bill — Seniors’ Health and Security at Risk

  May 23, 2025: In the early hours of Thursday morning, House Republicans narrowly passed their budget proposal, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1), by a vote of 215-214. The legislation now moves to the Senate for consideration. The vote was deeply di...Read more >