Our Issues
Medicare
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KFF Health News: Medicare’s Paying Less for Cataract Surgery. Eye Doctors Are Turning to Lucrative Lasers.
August 19, 2026: (E+/Getty Images) Tammy Chalala, a retired dietitian in New York, was thrilled with the results of her cataract surgeries, which left her with close to 20/20 vision. She said she paid nearly $4,000 out-of-pocket for her two su Read More >
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KFF Health News: Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
July 07, 2026: Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for the winter. While away, their mail is forwarded. But Pare, 77, said he didn’t receive any Read More >
Medicaid
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KFF Health News: Trump’s Personnel Agency Says It Will Remove Some Identifying Info as It Sweeps Up Medical Records
July 22, 2026: The Trump administration is forging ahead with a controversial plan to collect the medical records of millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management said in a notic Read More >
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KFF Health News: Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees on Medicaid
July 15, 2026: As the Trump administration’s January deadline looms for states to enforce new Medicaid work requirements, some state lawmakers are turning the tables by pushing to publicly name the largest companies that have employees enrolle Read More >
Social Security
Fair Trade
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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 Car Read More >
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Join the National Call-In Day Against TPP
September 08, 2016: Despite immense, bipartisan opposition, the White House is more determined than ever to force a post-election, "lame-duck" vote on the TPP. That is the unique moment in the political calendar when representatives that are re Read More >
State Issues
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KHN: Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in Pandemic
September 17, 2021: Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases. Read More >
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Seniors stand ready to support pro-worker legislation in 2021
January 11, 2021: Lessons learned from 2020: We need access to affordable health care, reliable internet access, and our pensions protected. https://www.thestand.org/2021/01/seniors-stand-ready-to-support-pro-worker-legislation-in-2021/ Read More >