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• Winners of the April 26 Drawing of 2024 Calendar Raffle!!!

  May 03, 2024: Winners of the April 26 Drawing!!! Check below to see if you were lucky!!!! 30 Total Prizes Drawn on April 26, 2024 (1) winner for a $100 prize (4) winners for $50 prizes (25) winners for $25 prizes   Order of Draw ...Read more >

• KFF Health News: The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

  March 27, 2024: Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice. Pain shot through her left knee and ankle. After summoning her husband on her phone, with difficulty she made it back ...Read more >

• Save Social Security! Join us at an action near you!

  March 19, 2024:   The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans is pleased to announce our Save Social Security actions across Wisconsin this spring.  With Social Security under threat from cuts and privatization, wee need to stand up and demand that Social ...Read more >

• Winners of the February 24 Calendar Raffle!!!

  March 02, 2024: Winners of the February 23 Raffle!!! Check below to see if you were lucky!!!! 30 Total Prizes Drawn on February 23, 2024 (1) winner for a $100 prize (4) winners for $50 prizes (25) winners for $25 prizes   Order of D...Read more >

• 2024 Power Lunch

  January 29, 2024: 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 2024 POWER Lunch!

  January 29, 2024: October 14th 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 >

• Support Seniors and Union Retirees in Wisconsin – Join WiARA in 2024!

  January 29, 2024: Are you looking for a way to support seniors and promote union organizing? Ask your union/ union retiree organization to join the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans! As an affiliate, your group will be supporting important work, including advoc...Read more >

• KFF Health News: America’s Health System Isn’t Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities

  January 17, 2024: The number of older adults with disabilities — difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing, memory, cognition, or performing daily tasks such as bathing or using the bathroom — will soar in the decades ahead, as baby boomers enter their 70s, 80s, an...Read more >

• Winners of the December 2023 Calendar Raffle!!!

  January 03, 2024: Winners of the December 2023 Raffle!!! Check below to see if you were lucky!!!! 30 Total Prizes Drawn on December 29, 2023 (1) winner for a $100 prize (4) winners for $50 prizes (25) winners for $25 prizes   Order of...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits and Records

  December 21, 2023: Living with diabetes, Carlton “PeeWee” Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device about the size of a deck of playing cards to pump insulin into his bloodstream. The pump, manufactured by device maker Medtronic, connected plastic tubing to an insu...Read more >