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• The White House Says Nursing Home Regulations Are Too Tough

  December 04, 2019: By Ina Jaffe, NPR - WAMU 88.5 November 30, 2019 Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Transcript: SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Rolling back federal regulations has been a cornerstone of the Trump presidency. Now the administrat Read More >

• Medicare Fraudsters Now Tap Telemedicine In Medical Equipment Scams

  October 18, 2019: By Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News  OCTOBER 9, 2019 (Hannah Norman/KHN illustration; Getty Images) Dean Ernest had been living in a nursing home about a year when his son, John, got a call last winter asking if his Read More >

• The Deep Divide: State Borders Create Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots

  October 03, 2019: By Laura Ungar, Kaiser Health News A few years ago, Patricia Powers briefly thought about moving from her home in St. Louis County, Mo., across the river into Illinois ― for Medicaid. “You ask yourself: Where do you go? Wh Read More >

• 2019 WSARA Senior Champion Awards Luncheon

  September 16, 2019: It’s been a busy year for WSARA but we are still hosting our 2019 Senior Champion Awards Luncheon. As we did last year, we are seeking recommendations from affiliates and WSARA members on nominations for these honors. Our 201 Read More >

• Celebrate the Older Americans Act on July 14th

  July 10, 2019: Most Americans are familiar with the two main pieces of legislation that have been the cornerstone of retirement security for more than half a century -Medicare and Social Security. But the Older Americans Act (OAA) that was s Read More >

• WSARA Summer Celebration Forum

  June 15, 2019: Current and future retirees are invited to our Summer Celebration Forum  for the Anniversaries of Medicare and Social Security. It will be held on Wednesday, August 14th, 10 am to 3 pm, at the Laborer's Local 242 Union Hall l Read More >