Friday Alert

• National News: Friday Alert, September 6, 2019

  September 06, 2019: Headlines: Iowa Senator Offers a Glimpse Behind the Curtain of GOP Social Security Schemes; Pharma Executives are Donating Generously to Influential GOP Senators; Growing Numbers of Seniors Are Struggling to Pay for Food; PropertySh...Read more >

• National News: Friday Alert, August 30, 2019

  August 10, 2019: A dark money group, funded largely by the pharmaceutical industry, has launched a seven-figure ad campaign against allowing Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices. The $2.5 million in radio, digital and mailed ads from the American Action Netw...Read more >

• National News: Friday Alert, August 9, 2019

  August 09, 2019: Headlines Alliance Chapters Celebrate Anniversaries, Salute Retiree Heroes; Eliminating Pensions for State Employees Costs Taxpayers More; Discrimination Contributed to Purging of Americans from Voter Rolls; Rhode Island and Virgi...Read more >

• National News: Friday Alert, August 2, 2019

  August 02, 2019: Headlines: As Prescription Drug Prices Soar, Medicare and Medicaid Celebrate Anniversary; Alliance Members Cautiously Optimistic About Forthcoming Drug Reimportation Plan; Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on NAFTA 2.0; Ric...Read more >

• National News: Friday Alert, July 26, 2019

  July 28, 2019: Headlines: In Significant Win for Retirees and Workers, Butch Lewis Act Passes House; Alliance Member Catherine Easterling Speaks Out on Drug Prices; Bridging Intergenerational Divides: Millennials Benefit from Social Security; ...Read more >

• National News: Friday Alert, July 19, 2019

  July 19, 2019: Headlines: Congress Votes to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15; Bipartisan Bill to End Tax on Employer-Provided Insurance Passes the House by an Overwhelming Margin; Health Insurers Overcharged Medicare By Billions; Governmen...Read more >

• National News: Friday Alert, July 12, 2019

  July 12, 2019: Headlines: Butch Lewis Act Can Save Multiemployer Pension Plans;  Affordable Care Act Lawsuit Would Rob Americans of their Health Insurance; New Business Plan Cuts Postal Workers’ Pensions, Lowers Benefits; Acosta Out as Labor ...Read more >

• National News: Friday Alert, July 5th, 2019

  July 05, 2019: Headlines: Speaker Pelosi’s Plan Would Extend Drug Price Protections to All Payers; Analysis: 1 in 6 Emergency Room and Hospital Patients Had Surprise Medical Bills; Congress Sets Record for Longest Period without Raise in Federal ...Read more >

• National News: Friday Alert, June 28, 2019

  June 28, 2019: Headlines: Alliance Member Pam Parker Makes the Case for ACA Prescription Drug Protections; Alliance, AFL-CIO Call on Congress to Address Drug Provisions in NAFTA 2.0 Before Vote is Held; Report Shows Growing Pay Gap Between CEOs a...Read more >