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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 >

• PROTECT PUBLIC EDUCATION

  January 18, 2017: Protect Public Education Betsy DeVos Confirmation Hearing Tuesday, Jan.17 The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will be holding its confirmation hearing on Tuesday, January 17th....Read more >

• What Voters Need to Know November 8, 2016

  October 29, 2016: You must have been registered to vote at least 30 days before the election. It is not necessary to bring your photo I.D., but it will speed up the process to be issued a ballot. You can vote a straight party ticket. You can beat the long line on elec...Read more >

• Strengthening Medicare Without Shifting Costs to Beneficiaries

  April 06, 2016: When it comes to strengthening Medicare, it is important to avoid changes that shift additional costs to seniors. The Alliance recently submitted comments for the record to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Health Subcommittee regarding this...Read more >

• Strengthening Medicare Without Shifting Costs to Beneficiaries

  April 06, 2016: When it comes to strengthening Medicare, it is important to avoid changes that shift additional costs to seniors. The Alliance recently submitted comments for the record to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Health Subcommittee regarding this...Read more >

• MiARA Newsletter Information

  April 02, 2016: A new "Newsletters" link has been created for storing the MiARA newsletters in a convenient location . At the top of "HOME" page click on "About Us" link then click on "Newsletters" link to access the available  current and past newsletters. Cl...Read more >

• Advocate for Senior Issues in Lansing on May 11!

  April 01, 2016: Good Afternoon, Older Michiganians Day is a free and open statewide advocacy day for seniors, caregivers and their advocates.  It is May 11 from 10:30 am to 2:00 p.m. and the Detroit Area Agency on Aging (as well as the AAA’s in other reg...Read more >

• Michigan AFL-CIO Endorses Candidates for Congress

  April 01, 2016: Michigan AFL-CIO Endorses Candidates for Congress State labor federation backs incumbent Democrats, supports Johnson, Clements, Driskell, Gilbert in competitive districts LANSING – Today the Michigan AFL-CIO executive council endorsed the fo...Read more >