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Chiquita Brooks-LaSure becomes the first black woman to lead the agency that oversees #Medicare and #Medicaid. She is a major improvement over President Trump’s CMS administrator, who undermined Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/us/politics/chiquita-brooks-lasure-medicare-medicaid.html @CMSGov
A new analysis by the National Institute on Retirement Security shows that #WomensRetirement income lags behind men’s. Our #EleanorsHope initiative is dedicated to helping close the gap between women & men when it comes to retirement savings and benefits. https://www.ncpssm.org/eleanors-hope/
Seniors rely on the mail for everything from bill paying to collecting #SocialSecurity benefits. We must #SaveTheUSPS! https://www.cbsnews.com/news/postal-service-louis-dejoy-delivery-10-year-plan/
Raising taxes on the wealthy will only help to rebuild America’s #infrastructure, keep seniors financially stable, while giving them access to greater care.
Senator Sherrod Brown has always been a champion for America’s #seniors — and the earned benefits they receive through #SocialSecurity and Medicare.
This year’s 1.3% #SocialSecurity cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is not enough to meet seniors’ rising living costs. Older Americans need a fairer inflation formula now! https://www.ncpssm.org/campaigns/boost-social-security-now/
Seniors and disabled Americans have been frustrated by poor customer service from the #SocialSecurity Administration, caused by years of budget cuts. President Biden wants to boost the SSA’s operating budget, which could really improve customer service. https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-applauds-president-biden-s-social-security-administration-budget
Sheryl Hagen isn’t old enough for Medicare yet. But she is one of more than a million people who signed up for the #AffordableCareAct since the Biden administration opened special enrollment. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sea-change-subsidies-white-house-push-leads-surge-obamacare-sign-n1267466
Retirement security is a big part of women’s economic well-being. We commit ourselves to pay equity and financial security for all women in #retirement. Learn what can be done about it at EleanorsHope.org.
“There are proposals in Congress that we support - and hopefully the Biden administration will work toward – to extend the solvency of the #SocialSecurity trust fund many decades beyond 2035. The payroll wage cap will have to be adjusted so the wealthy pay their fair share,” NCPSSM president and CEO Max Richtman tells Albuquerque radio host TJ Trout. https://www.newsradiokkob.com/tj-trout/