Blog

• 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 >

• Congress Should Keep its hands off Our Medicare and oppose the Black Budget

  October 04, 2017: Because of your help AGAIN, Trumpcare was defeated last week. But we need you to make your voices heard right now to prevent health insurance cuts for the most vulnerable Americans to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and Big Corporations. While th...Read more >

• 2017 WSARA Senior Champion Awards Banquet

  September 10, 2017: We are exited to invite you to join WSARA in honoring our 2017 Senior Champion, Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Protecting seniors has been an important focus of the work done by him as our state’s chief legal officer. Ferguson deserves to be ho...Read more >

• Trade, Tax Reform and the Federal Budget

  August 07, 2017: Victory In This Round Of Attacks On Our Health Care Both the US House and US Senate have recessed for the month of August. Thanks to your hard work, we are cautiously enjoying a victory over an effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Alliance memb...Read more >

• KHN – Analysis: As Seniors Get Sicker, They’re More Likely To Drop Medicare Advantage Plans

  July 06, 2017: By Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. When Sol Shipotow enrolled in a new Medicare Advantage health plan earlier this year, he expected to...Read more >

• Seniors’ Health Care Is At Risk Again

  June 18, 2017: Last week Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell fast tracked consideration of the Republican bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act which will place seniors' health care at risk again. The Senate will bypass the committee process and won...Read more >

• Don’t Become a Victim of Medicare Card Fraud

  June 05, 2017: From the Pierce County Human Services: Don’t Become a Victim of Medicare Card Fraud Medicare will begin sending beneficiaries new cards in 2018. It won’t have your Social Security Number on it. It will contain your brand-new Medicare Beneficia...Read more >