For Immediate Release October 26, 2011 Contact: Tory Anderson 623-570-6396 or AZRetiredAmericans@gmail.com New Report: Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid Work for Arizona and America Programs provide benefits to 1 out of every 6 residents, contribute $31 billion per year to state economy A new report issued today (http://bit.ly/vGcf3V) outlines the importance of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to people in Arizona and the state’s overall economy. The report comes out just...

Over 150 Alliance members from northeastern states gathered this week in Philadelphia for workshops and presentations to help educate and mobilize retirees for the 2012 elections. Retiree activists participated in training sessions to learn the latest developments on Medicare and health care reform from experts Kathleen Otte, Jaime Torres and Joanne Grossi of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; information on how Social Security will affect this year’s elections; and strat...

Retirees may pay about $20,000 more for medical care if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the 2010 health care overhaul, according to a report from Fidelity Investments. Passage of the health law saved money for seniors, who among other benefits gained additional coverage for prescription drugs and free preventive care. The cost of losing those benefits, should the court overturn the law, would be about $20,000 before their deaths, according to Sunit Patel, senior vice president for Fidelity B...