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COVID-19 Vaccination Program

How Congress can kickstart COVID herd immunity By Chairman Jim Martin Originally published in The Hill 12/14/2020 Public health experts now know that two COVID-19 vaccines will likely receive authorization from the Food and …

We Must Protect Access to Vital Telemedicine Services

Saul Anuzis is president of The 60 Plus Association. Seniors have been taking advantage of telemedicine services, often accessed via their smartphones, tablets or laptops, for some time now. But the coronavirus …

Why seniors aren’t fooled by Joe Biden and Tom Perez

Campaign engages in projection when they say Trump’s thrown seniors to the wolves In the late-19th century, Sigmund Freud wrote about projection, a process defined as displacing one’s feelings of shame onto …

Hospitals and Physicians Will Likely Need Financial Help, but Let’s Not Pass That Cost to Our Seniors

From the anesthesiologist performing intubations, to the nurse doing everything possible to comfort dying COVID-19 patients, to the orderly transporting them through busy hallways, hospitals are teeming with heroes through this pandemic. …

Prevent Medicare’s ‘Pandemic Penalty’ on Seniors

by Jim Martin The COVID-19 pandemic has hit seniors particularly hard. While no one is spared the risks of this virus, nearly three out of four deaths involve patients over age 65, many of whom …

AARP, United Healthcare and CVS keep prescription drug prices higher for seniors

Even under Medicare, older Americans are paying a high price for AARP By James L. Martin and Saul Anuzis – – Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Most folks think of the AARP as a …

Seniors for Trump

Good Public Policy Makes Good Politics Seniors appreciate President Trump’s leadership and his common sense approach to governing.  His budget strengthens Medicare & Medicaid and ensures seniors have choices and viable options …

No Way To Do Wind

By 60 Plus Chairman Jim Martin As a long-time advocate of access to reliable, affordable energy for seniors living on a fixed income, I have been an “All of the Above” energy …

It’s Time to Eliminate Market-Distorting Subsidies and Share the Savings

(Alexandria, VA February 27, 2018) Regardless if you are a senior citizen living on a fixed income or families living on a budget going to the grocery store can really take a …

60 Plus Calls on Congress to Roll Back 2018 Health Insurance Tax

Action Could Put Millions of Rebate Checks in the Hands of Seniors This Year ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (January 8, 2018) – 60 Plus Association Chairman and Founder Jim Martin Monday unveiled the next …