Medicaid

• A letter from President Bernie Faust

  August 29, 2017: A letter from President Bernie Faust As the new president of WIARA I look forward to working with our Sustaining Members, Executive Board and our Individual Members in the coming months. I have some new ideas and I am sure many if you do as well. ...Read more >

• GOP’s Latest Health Care Plan Takes Aim at Americans with Pre-existing Conditions While Protecting Members of Congress and Staff

  April 26, 2017: Still Contains the Unsavory Parts of the Previous Attempt at “Reform” The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to media reports on the House Republicans' latest...Read more >

• GOP’s Latest Health Care Plan Takes Aim at Americans with Pre-existing Conditions While Protecting Members of Congress and Staff

  April 26, 2017: Still Contains the Unsavory Parts of the Previous Attempt at “Reform” The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to media reports on the House Republicans' latest...Read more >

• WIARA Spring Election Endorsements

  March 17, 2017: Vote April 4th! Here are our endorsements!   County Municipality Type of Seat District # Endorsed Candidate Name     DPI Secretary   Tony Evers Milwaukee City of Milwaukee Municipal Judge 1 Valarie Hill Mil...Read more >

• WIARA Election Phone Bank – Milwaukee

  March 17, 2017: What: Phone Banks to Re-Elect Tony Evers   When: Thursday March 28th @ 4:00pm-8:00pm   Where: WI AFL-CIO – 6333 W. Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, WI   For more details contact: Emily Mueller WI AFL-CIO Milwauk...Read more >

• WIARA Election Phone Bank – Madison

  March 17, 2017: What: Phones and Doors for Tony Evers and Marilyn Townsend When: Thursday March 28th - 4 - 8pm Location:  Madison Labor Temple                    1602 S Park St, Room# 212, Madison WI.                Fo...Read more >

• WIARA 7th Biennial Convention

  February 27, 2017: WHEN:  Saturday May 13th WHERE:  1602 S. Park St., Madison, WI (The Madison Labor Temple) WHO: U.S. Representative Mark Pocan WHAT:  Learn skills in effective ways to communicate political views or concerns about your community Legisl...Read more >

• 2016 Presidential Election – Hillary Is It!

  November 05, 2016: WHY SHOULD HILLARY CLINTON BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT? by Vivien De Back This is not an article to convince you to vote for Hillary Clinton for President of the United States or to debate issues of importance to the American people. This is not an a...Read more >

• Kasich and Jeb Bush Mean Trouble for Seniors

  February 11, 2016: John Kasich and Jeb Bush mean trouble for seniors and retirees. The New Hampshire primary results are in, and the top four for the Republicans were businessman Donald Trump, Gov. John Kasich (Ohio), Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), and former Governor Jeb Bush (F...Read more >

• Silver Tsunami to Bring 25 Million More Medicare Beneficiaries by 2036

  January 27, 2016: [caption id="attachment_3359" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator[/caption] The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that Medicare enrollment will grow by more than 30 percent over the next ten yea...Read more >