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• KHN – Americans Ready To Crack Down On Drug Prices That Force Some To Skip Doses

  March 01, 2019: By Jay Hancock Large majorities of Americans from both major parties support steps to control prescription drug costs such as showing prices in ads, removing barriers to generics and letting patients get less expensive drugs from Canada, a new po...Read more >

• Word is Out: Cuts to Seniors’ Earned Benefits are on the Ballot this November

  October 17, 2018: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s comments about cutting so-called “entitlements”: “There is no doubt that Soc...Read more >

• 2018 WSARA Senior Champion Awards Luncheon and Legislative Conference

  September 06, 2018: As part of efforts to expand our activities this year, WSARA is hosting our 2018 Senior Champion Awards Luncheon fundraiser combined with our first Biennial Senior Legislative Conference that afternoon. We will begin our program by honoring this ye...Read more >

• Déjà Voodoo: Pharma’s Promises To Curb Drug Prices Have Been Heard Before

  July 25, 2018: By Jay Hancock and Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.  Prescription drug prices were soaring. Angry policymak...Read more >

• States Attacking ACA Would Suffer Most If Shield On Preexisting Conditions Were Axed

  July 17, 2018: By Harriet Rowan, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.  If the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with preexisting medica...Read more >

• Janus Decision Day Solidarity Rallies

  June 14, 2018: On any Monday or Thursday coming before the end of June, the U.S Supreme Court could announce a ruling in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, a political attack on working people aimed at further rigging our economy and democracy in favor of corporations a...Read more >

• Join WSARA in Starting a Snohomish County Chapter

  March 31, 2018: 2018 is a big year for the Washington State Alliance for Retired Americans (WSARA)! We are expanding our organization, our membership and our presence across the state. Building on our successes in the last few years, we are working hard to educate a...Read more >

• WSARA 2018 Convention and Introduction of New Outreach Coordinator

  March 12, 2018: The Washington Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund (WSARA-EF) will be hosting our 2018 Annual Convention on Tuesday, May 15th at the Washington Education Association (WEA) Union Hall located at 32032 Weyerhaeuser Way S, Federal WA 98001. ...Read more >

• Medicaid covers nearly 104 million medical visits, but that may soon change

  January 31, 2018: by JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.  EVERETT, Wash. — Unable to walk or talk, barely able to see or hear, 5-year...Read more >

• Trump Tax Reform Bill is Unacceptable

  November 06, 2017: The House GOP rolled out their tax bill and it's just as awful as we predicted. That's why we're asking people like you to make their voice heard on this important issue. Why are these tax cuts so bad? President Trump & Speaker Ryan’s Tax Pl...Read more >