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The price of #Ozempic, Wegovy, and other medications will be coming DOWN thanks to Medicare negotiations with Big Pharma --- made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act! READ MORE HERE: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... @berkeleyjr.bsky.social @nbcnews.com #medicare #bigpharma #IRA
Medicare announces price cuts for 15 prescription drugs, including Ozempic
The lower prices stem from the Medicare negotiation program created under the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The price of #Ozempic, Wegovy, and other medications will be coming DOWN thanks to Medicare negotiations with Big Pharma --- made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act! READ MORE HERE: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... @berkeleyjr.bsky.social @nbcnews.com #medicare #bigpharma #IRA
"This is gonna hurt!" our CEO, Max Richtman, tells Chicagoans at a town hall with Rep. Robin Kelly. He was talking about the meager #SocialSecurity #COLA being offset by the rise in #Medicare premiums, leaving seniors with less cash to keep up with inflation. @robinkelly.house.gov
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"This is gonna hurt!" our CEO, Max Richtman, tells Chicagoans at a town hall with Rep. Robin Kelly. He was talking about the meager #SocialSecurity #COLA being offset by the rise in #Medicare premiums, leaving seniors with less cash to keep up with inflation. @robinkelly.house.gov
You may find yourself as a financial caregiver for your aging parents. But most people are unprepared for that role. This week's podcast guest, Beth Pinsker, has written a book, "My Mother's Money," to guide adult children through the maze of financial caregiving. open.spotify.com/episode/4qt2...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
You may find yourself as a financial caregiver for your aging parents. But most people are unprepared for that role. This week's podcast guest, Beth Pinsker, has written a book, "My Mother's Money," to guide adult children through the maze of financial caregiving. open.spotify.com/episode/4qt2...
Conservatives have been trying to divide the generations over the issue of Social Security for decades. Guess who benefits if the program is cut or privatized?
@deanbaker13.bsky.social #SocialSecurity #SSA #inequality #deanbaker
@deanbaker13.bsky.social #SocialSecurity #SSA #inequality #deanbaker
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Conservatives have been trying to divide the generations over the issue of Social Security for decades. Guess who benefits if the program is cut or privatized?
@deanbaker13.bsky.social #SocialSecurity #SSA #inequality #deanbaker
@deanbaker13.bsky.social #SocialSecurity #SSA #inequality #deanbaker
RIP DOGE! But even though DOGE has apparently been disbanded --- it will take years to undo the damage to the Social Security Administration and other key federal agencies that serve the public. Thanks, Trump & Musk!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #DOGE #Musk #Trump #SocialSecurity #SSA
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #DOGE #Musk #Trump #SocialSecurity #SSA
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
RIP DOGE! But even though DOGE has apparently been disbanded --- it will take years to undo the damage to the Social Security Administration and other key federal agencies that serve the public. Thanks, Trump & Musk!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #DOGE #Musk #Trump #SocialSecurity #SSA
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #DOGE #Musk #Trump #SocialSecurity #SSA
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump wants to send out big checks with his name on it as a pathetic substitute for a real health care policy. Bernie has his number.
@sanders.senate.gov #trump #healthcare #aca #medicare
@sanders.senate.gov #trump #healthcare #aca #medicare
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Trump wants to send out big checks with his name on it as a pathetic substitute for a real health care policy. Bernie has his number.
@sanders.senate.gov #trump #healthcare #aca #medicare
@sanders.senate.gov #trump #healthcare #aca #medicare
Let's not forget that DOGE got a hold of everyone's personal Social Security data & uploaded it to an unsecured cloud server --- so we STILL don't know how it's being used or abused. WATCH HERE:::
@whitehouse.senate.gov #DOGE #socialsecurity #SSA #trump
@whitehouse.senate.gov #DOGE #socialsecurity #SSA #trump
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Let's not forget that DOGE got a hold of everyone's personal Social Security data & uploaded it to an unsecured cloud server --- so we STILL don't know how it's being used or abused. WATCH HERE:::
@whitehouse.senate.gov #DOGE #socialsecurity #SSA #trump
@whitehouse.senate.gov #DOGE #socialsecurity #SSA #trump
Thanks to all of us fighting this, Trump backed down.
@warren.senate.gov #SSDI #socialsecurity #trump #seniors #disability @washingtonpost.com @democrats.org
@warren.senate.gov #SSDI #socialsecurity #trump #seniors #disability @washingtonpost.com @democrats.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thanks to all of us fighting this, Trump backed down.
@warren.senate.gov #SSDI #socialsecurity #trump #seniors #disability @washingtonpost.com @democrats.org
@warren.senate.gov #SSDI #socialsecurity #trump #seniors #disability @washingtonpost.com @democrats.org
Everything from coffee to car repairs costs significantly more than when Trump took office. And yet, the president and his party seem to care more about doing more for billionaires than the rest of us.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social #trump #affordability #inflation
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social #trump #affordability #inflation
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Everything from coffee to car repairs costs significantly more than when Trump took office. And yet, the president and his party seem to care more about doing more for billionaires than the rest of us.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social #trump #affordability #inflation
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social #trump #affordability #inflation
Our newest board member, Tula Thompson, participated in a town hall with U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego in Tucson. “The last thing that we need to be seeing is people playing the poor against the less-poor, only for the rich to win at the end," said Gallego. #gallego #democrats @gallego.senate.gov
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Our newest board member, Tula Thompson, participated in a town hall with U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego in Tucson. “The last thing that we need to be seeing is people playing the poor against the less-poor, only for the rich to win at the end," said Gallego. #gallego #democrats @gallego.senate.gov
You might be wondering why #Medicare Part B premiums are rising --- and eating up most of the #SocialSecurity COLA. We explain the reasons here. Hint: It has something to do with #MedicareAdvantage plans gaming the system. READ OUR BLOG:::: www.ncpssm.org/entitledtokn...
What's Behind the Medicare Part B Premium Spike? - NCPSSM
The nearly 67 million Americans who depend on Medicare will ring in the new year with an unwelcome cost increase. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that Part B premium...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
You might be wondering why #Medicare Part B premiums are rising --- and eating up most of the #SocialSecurity COLA. We explain the reasons here. Hint: It has something to do with #MedicareAdvantage plans gaming the system. READ OUR BLOG:::: www.ncpssm.org/entitledtokn...
NCPSSM political director, Luke Warren, reads the 2025 #election tea leaves and tells what it might all mean for the 2026 cycle. Plus — what do we look for in candidates we endorse for Congress? Hint: an ironclad commitment to #SocialSecurity & #Medicare! WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH7p...
Breaking down the 2025 Election Results & Looking Ahead to 2026
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November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
NCPSSM political director, Luke Warren, reads the 2025 #election tea leaves and tells what it might all mean for the 2026 cycle. Plus — what do we look for in candidates we endorse for Congress? Hint: an ironclad commitment to #SocialSecurity & #Medicare! WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH7p...
How else to describe Trump's plan to cut off disability benefits from up to 1.5 million workers but just plain MEAN? And NO, there is NOT massive fraud in the SSDI program. Listen to this week's podcast with Kathleen Romig of the @centeronbudget.bsky.social HERE::: open.spotify.com/episode/5Kix...
Trump's Assault on Social Security Disability Insurance & The Meager 2026 COLA
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November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
How else to describe Trump's plan to cut off disability benefits from up to 1.5 million workers but just plain MEAN? And NO, there is NOT massive fraud in the SSDI program. Listen to this week's podcast with Kathleen Romig of the @centeronbudget.bsky.social HERE::: open.spotify.com/episode/5Kix...
Even Trump-leaning News Nation knows --- the president hasn't brought prices down at all. Quite the reverse! Wasn't he supposed to "fix" this? #Trumpflation #inflation #trump #economy @newsnation.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Even Trump-leaning News Nation knows --- the president hasn't brought prices down at all. Quite the reverse! Wasn't he supposed to "fix" this? #Trumpflation #inflation #trump #economy @newsnation.bsky.social
The 10% hike in Medicare Part B premiums will take a BIG BITE out of next year's Social Security COLA. READ HOW MUCH IT WILL CONSUME OF YOUR COLA HERE:::
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Medicare Part B Premium Hike Consumes 1/3 of Average Social Security COLA - NCPSSM
Though not as high as originally estimated, standard Medicare Part B premiums will rise by nearly $18/month (10%) in 2026, eating up […]
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November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The 10% hike in Medicare Part B premiums will take a BIG BITE out of next year's Social Security COLA. READ HOW MUCH IT WILL CONSUME OF YOUR COLA HERE:::
www.ncpssm.org/documents/la... #medicare #COLAs #socialsecurity #MedicarePartB #insurance #healthcare
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Our CEO Max Richtman says adding $200/mo. to seniors' checks “would protect beneficiaries from the economic chaos triggered by President Trump’s disastrous, across-the-board tariffs.” @sacbee_news #socialsecurity #trump #tarrifs
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Democrats want to boost monthly Social Security by $200. Is that a good idea?
Extra money is a way of countering “Trump’s trade wars and Republicans’ billionaire-first economic agenda,” Sen. Alex Padilla says.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Our CEO Max Richtman says adding $200/mo. to seniors' checks “would protect beneficiaries from the economic chaos triggered by President Trump’s disastrous, across-the-board tariffs.” @sacbee_news #socialsecurity #trump #tarrifs
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The shutdown is over, but how does the deal to re-open the government affect older Americans? Hint: It remains to be seen, but may not be so good. READ MORE HERE::: www.ncpssm.org/entitledtokn... #seniors #AffordableCareAct #retirement #medicare #Congress #shutdown @democrats.org
What Does the End of the Shutdown Mean for Older Americans? - NCPSSM
As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history finally ends, many of our readers are asking: what does this deal mean for older adults? We supported Democratic efforts to extend Affordable Care Ac...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The shutdown is over, but how does the deal to re-open the government affect older Americans? Hint: It remains to be seen, but may not be so good. READ MORE HERE::: www.ncpssm.org/entitledtokn... #seniors #AffordableCareAct #retirement #medicare #Congress #shutdown @democrats.org
Voters moved toward the Dems last Tuesday. Our political director, Luke Warren, tells us what that may mean for 2026... on this week's podcast! LISTEN HERE::: open.spotify.com/episode/4XDs... #election2025 #election2026 #politics #Congress #podcast @democrats.org
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November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Voters moved toward the Dems last Tuesday. Our political director, Luke Warren, tells us what that may mean for 2026... on this week's podcast! LISTEN HERE::: open.spotify.com/episode/4XDs... #election2025 #election2026 #politics #Congress #podcast @democrats.org
We will keep fighting for the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, because without them, older Americans' lives will be harder, and probably shorter. READ OUR PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE::: www.ncpssm.org/documents/co... #shutdown #AffordableCareAct #Congress #Republicans
As Congress Resolves Shutdown Crisis, Let's Not Forgot Those ACA Subsidies - NCPSSM
“However the immediate government shutdown crisis is temporarily resolved, we are committed to making sure that Affordable Care Act subsidies are extended […]
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November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We will keep fighting for the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, because without them, older Americans' lives will be harder, and probably shorter. READ OUR PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE::: www.ncpssm.org/documents/co... #shutdown #AffordableCareAct #Congress #Republicans
Layoffs are at a 20-year record high. Prices are through the roof. Consumer confidence is tanking. Trump was supposed to "fix" this. Instead, he's making it worse.
@warren.senate.gov #trump #inflation #economy #affordability
@warren.senate.gov #trump #inflation #economy #affordability
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Layoffs are at a 20-year record high. Prices are through the roof. Consumer confidence is tanking. Trump was supposed to "fix" this. Instead, he's making it worse.
@warren.senate.gov #trump #inflation #economy #affordability
@warren.senate.gov #trump #inflation #economy #affordability
The government is shut down because #Trump and the #Republicans refuse to negotiate with Democrats. They would rather that your #healthcare premiums double or quadruple next year. READ OUR BLOG HERE:
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Trump & GOP Intransigence Will Hike Health Care Premiums - NCPSSM
Open enrollment season for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans arrives amid a severe threat from Trump and congressional Republicans —- who continue to block the extension of crucial ACA premium subsidies...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The government is shut down because #Trump and the #Republicans refuse to negotiate with Democrats. They would rather that your #healthcare premiums double or quadruple next year. READ OUR BLOG HERE:
www.ncpssm.org/entitledtokn... @kff.org @wyden.senate.gov #shutdown @gallego.senate.gov
www.ncpssm.org/entitledtokn... @kff.org @wyden.senate.gov #shutdown @gallego.senate.gov
A sizeable majority of Americans want to see #AffordableCareAct subsidies extended... so that premiums don't DOUBLE, QUADRUPLE or QUINTUPLE in 2026. But Trump and Republicans would rather keep the government shut down!
@kff.org #shutdown #ACA #trump #republicans
@kff.org #shutdown #ACA #trump #republicans
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A sizeable majority of Americans want to see #AffordableCareAct subsidies extended... so that premiums don't DOUBLE, QUADRUPLE or QUINTUPLE in 2026. But Trump and Republicans would rather keep the government shut down!
@kff.org #shutdown #ACA #trump #republicans
@kff.org #shutdown #ACA #trump #republicans
Why can't Trump release 100% OF THE FUNDS needed to feed the hungry? Why just 65%? Note: Seniors are the second largest group that depends on SNAP for nutrition, after children.
@americanprogressaction.org #snap #trump #seniors #shutdown
@americanprogressaction.org #snap #trump #seniors #shutdown
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Why can't Trump release 100% OF THE FUNDS needed to feed the hungry? Why just 65%? Note: Seniors are the second largest group that depends on SNAP for nutrition, after children.
@americanprogressaction.org #snap #trump #seniors #shutdown
@americanprogressaction.org #snap #trump #seniors #shutdown
If you have an #AffordableCareAct health plan, THIS is what's going to happen to your premiums in 2026, thanks to Trump and the Republicans refusing to extend the subsidies that help people pay for insurance.
#ACA #healthcare #Trump #GOP @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
#ACA #healthcare #Trump #GOP @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If you have an #AffordableCareAct health plan, THIS is what's going to happen to your premiums in 2026, thanks to Trump and the Republicans refusing to extend the subsidies that help people pay for insurance.
#ACA #healthcare #Trump #GOP @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
#ACA #healthcare #Trump #GOP @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov