Oct 16, 2017 | Media Coverage
Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, said the COLA increase is not enough after years of no or minuscule increases. “For many beneficiaries, even this small adjustment will be wiped out by increases in Medicare premiums and other health-care costs,” she...
Oct 13, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases
Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works Linda Benesch, Communications Director, Social Security Works Donald Trump and the GOP have spent this entire year attacking the American people’s health care. Time and time again, they tried to pass Trumpcare,...
Oct 13, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13th, 2017 Contact: Linda Benesch, lbenesch@socialsecurityworks.org Social Security COLAs Need to Reflect the Real Expenses Beneficiaries Face (Washington, DC) — The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security...
Oct 6, 2017 | Media Coverage
“On a party line vote, the House just passed a budget that cuts Medicare by nearly $500 billion and Medicaid by up to $1.5 trillion, along with raising the Medicare eligibility age to 67,” said Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, which advocates...
Oct 5, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5th, 2017 Contact: Linda Benesch, lbenesch@socialsecurityworks.org The House Republican Budget is a Betrayal of the American People (Washington, DC) — The following is a statement from Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security...
Sep 29, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases, Take Action
Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price should have never been confirmed. Price has a long history of enriching himself at the public’s expense, both before and during his time in Congress....
