Senior Issues
Monday, April 28, 2025
AR League of Women Voters sues over ballot initiative restriction
Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester is facing legal action from the League of Women Voters of Arkansas. The organization filed a federal lawsuit …
Monday, April 28, 2025
West Virginia Senators push Medicaid cuts
Many residents of West Virginia are at risk of losing health care under a federal proposal to cut Medicaid funding by $880 billion. Sen. Jim Justice…
Social Security staff cuts could affect one in five Pennsylvanians
Pennsylvanians over age 50 are voicing concerns about the Department of Government Efficiency plans to cut 7,000 jobs from the U.S. Social Security …
Proposed Medicaid cuts threaten lifeline for TN caregivers
A Tennessee nonprofit is warning that potential Medicaid cuts could threaten crucial support for the state's nearly 1 million family caregivers…
Florida health disparities highlight need for advance care planning
Wednesday is National Healthcare Decisions Day and advocates are calling attention to Florida's pressing need for advance care planning, particularly …
On 'National Healthcare Decisions Day,' patients should explore options
Wednesday is National Healthcare Decisions Day, a time to educate health care providers and consumers about advanced care planning. People are …
Rapid Social Security changes leave Virginians vulnerable to scams
Back-and-forth decisions on Social Security policies have created confusion, which may leave some Virginians more vulnerable to scams. Last month…
Older Kentuckians: We've worked hard for our Social Security benefits
The Social Security Administration backtracked on a new plan, set to take effect today, that would have required more people to apply for benefits in …
Texans brace for financial impact of trade wars
Texas is the number one exporting state in the nation - and although tariffs with Mexico and Canada have been delayed, Texans are still uneasy about …
Wyomingites celebrate 'near miss' on access to Social Security
A plan from the Social Security Administration that would have ended certain telephone services as of today was canceled late last week, due largely …
Social Security cuts could impact one in six Coloradans
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, plans to cut 7,000 jobs from the U.S. Social Security Administration as it works to reduce the size …
MS residents' outcry prompts Social Security Admin to reverse course on phone service cuts
The Social Security Administration has reversed its controversial plan to eliminate phone services for benefit claims, a move that would have forced …