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• 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 >

• Request for WIARA Hero nominations for Power Lunch Awards

  August 01, 2019: We need the following information: Nominee’s name, address, phone number, and email address. Please write at least a 100-word explanation of why they should receive an award. We need you and/or your organization’s names, address, p...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 >

• 2019 Power Lunch and more updates

  July 25, 2019: ...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 >

• Medicaid Bridgade in July 4th Parade!

  July 08, 2019: Watch the July 4th Medicaid Brigade! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://wisconsin.retiredamericans.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2019/07/final-vid.mp4"][/video]...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 >