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President’s Forum 142 – New Congress, New NRLN Legislative Agenda
118th Congress Freshman OrientationToday, January 3, 2023, marks the beginning of the new 118th Congress (2023 & 2024). The NRLN has posted its 2023 Legislative Agenda on the NRLN website at www.nrln.org. To read the updated document, click on the Action Network tab and select Legislative Agenda from the dropdown menu. As I stated in a December 19 email, the NRLN …
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Read Here or Download a Copy President’s Forum NRLN President’s Forum Medicare Advantage Growth Rate Is Slower by simple.biz Published: March 6, 2025 4 minutes read Enrollment in the privatized Medicare Advantage plans only increased 3.8% overall from February 2024 to February 2025. If enrollment remains at that level throughout 2025, … by simple.biz Published: March 6, 2025 Retirees Cheated: …
President’s Forum 141 – Hard Work Pays Off for NRLN Members
US Capital and American Flag Congress has included in its omnibus bill three of the five issues the NRLN has been lobbying for which are very important to retirees. Congress is expected to pass the bill this week.To our leadership team suffered a major setback in September when Bob Martina, VP Grassroots died in anauto accident in September. His accomplishments …
President’s Forum 140 – Leadership Announcement from the NRLN President
Bill Kadereit, President, National Retiree Legislative Network (NRLN), made the following announcements with NRLN Board approval to be effective January 1. 2023: Hector Saenz, NRLN Region 10 Vice President Hector Saenz, NRLN Region 10 Vice President (Golden State Region – CA) has joined the NRLN Board of Directors as the at-large Vice President, Membership Development. Hector R. Saenz served in the …
President’s Forum 139 – Things You Should Know About 2022 Medicare Annual Enrollment Period
The NRLN’s Series 2022, Episode #4 video/podcast, Preparation for Medicare Annual Enrollment Period is available in the center column on this NRLN website home page. My objective for this video/podcast is to emphasize the importance of being prepared for the enrollment period October 15 – December7 and to provide tips on how to do that so you can get the …
Blockbuster New York Times Article on Exploitation of Medicare Advantage
For several years I have researched and written about how Medicare Advantage (MA) has been using federal government subsidies to offer special benefits that are denied to original Medicare enrollees. In my latest position paper (August 17, 2022), I noted that MA will cost taxpayers $53 billion in 2022 and the projection is that by 2030 the costs will be …
PRESIDENT’S FORUM 138 – Discussion with Senator’s Medical Staff Member
Discussion with Senator’s Medicare Staff Member The NRLN regularly has discussions with Congressional staff members to advise Representatives and Senators on Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) issues. Such was the case on September 2 when Alyson Parker, NRLN Executive Director, and I had a conference call with the Medicare policy expert for a chairman of a Senate Committee.We brought to …
NRLN Home Page Sign Up to Receive Important Messages or Update Your Email Address Support NRLN’s Work Write Personal Email to Your Members of Congress Respond to an Action Alert By Michael Husar, President, Delphi Retirees ChapterThe Delphi Retirees Chapter was formed in June 2022 through an agreement between the NRLN and the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association (DSRA). The Chapter …