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• The Deep Divide: State Borders Create Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots

  October 03, 2019: By Laura Ungar, Kaiser Health News A few years ago, Patricia Powers briefly thought about moving from her home in St. Louis County, Mo., across the river into Illinois ― for Medicaid. “You ask yourself: Where do you go? What do you do?” Aft...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 >

• KHN – A Squeaker In The House Becomes Headache For The Senate: 5 Things To Watch

  May 05, 2017: By Julie Rovner, May 4, 2017 Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. After weeks of will-they-or-won’t-they tensions, the House managed to pass its GOP rep...Read more >

• November 2016 Newsletter: Special Election Edition

  November 02, 2016: [caption id="attachment_1408" align="alignright" width="243"] President's Message by Bill Dworkin[/caption] Fellow NCARA members, I hope this message finds you well and ready for the election. We’ve been working hard to advocate for the candidat...Read more >

• Seniors Group Endorses Deborah Ross for U.S. Senate

  October 12, 2016: For Immediate Release October 12, 2016  Contact: David Blank, (202) 637-5275 or dblank@retiredamericans.org      Seniors Group Endorses Deborah Ross for U.S. Senate Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their en...Read more >

• Fact Sheet released from NC Justice Center

  June 11, 2016: Fact Sheet - Constitutional Amendment...Read more >

• NCARA Education Fund Comments on Medicaid Expansion

  April 20, 2016: N.C. has not yet accepted Medicaid Expansion. As a result, the state has lost 6 billion in revenue and stands to lose an additional $21 billion by 2020.  This decision has also left hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians without early and consis...Read more >

• SAVE ACT

  April 08, 2016: Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is a sponsor of S. 2251, known as the SAVE Benefits Act, which would provide seniors and veterans a one-time payment this year of $581 to make up for not getting any increase in Social Security and veterans bene...Read more >

• 2016 NCARA Education Fund Convention, February 10, 2016

  February 15, 2016: ...Read more >

• Labor 2016 Slate

  February 15, 2016: NC State AFL-CIO: Labor 2016 Recommended candidates for March 15th Primary Statewide U.S. Senate: Deborah Ross Governor: Roy Cooper Lt. Governor: Linda Coleman Labor Commissioner: Charles Meeker Attorney General: Josh Stein State Treasurer: Dan Blue ...Read more >