This week's blog covers the website outage at the Social Security Administration... and how Trump, DOGE, and Commissioner Bisignano are to blame. READ HERE: www.ncpssm.org/entitledtokn... @martinomalley.bsky.social #SSA #SocialSecurity #Trump #DOGE #Bisignano @thinkadvisor.bsky.social

Rep. Jim McGovern says people are "sick and tired" of Trump's empty promises when it comes to health care. WATCH HERE::: @repmcgovern.bsky.social #healthcare #trump #aca

BTW, Social Security's website was out again yesterday --- preventing people from accessing their accounts. Meanwhile, Trump/DOGE interference has doubled the time it takes to process Social Security claims, says Rep. Greg Casar:::: #socialsecurity #SSA #DOGE #Trump @repcasar.bsky.social

Republican leaders have no problem letting Americans' health care premiums skyrocket. Democrats have forced a vote for early January; maybe we can bring those premiums back down to earth in the new year! #GOP #healthcare #premiums #aca #obamacare #speakerjohnson #trump

Fortunately, Speaker Johnson is now forced to hold a vote on extending #AffordableCareAct tax credits. We support a 'clean' bill to extend tax credits for three years --- in order to keep people's #healthcare premiums from soaring in 2026. READ OUR LETTER TO CONGRESS: www.ncpssm.org/documents/le...

Our president Max Richtman and policy director Dan Adcock were in L.A. for the DNC Seniors Council meeting, chaired by Rich Fiesta of Alliance for Retired Americans. Shout out to our board member Tula Thompson and DNC Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social! @danadcock.bsky.social @retiredams.bsky.social

Do you want to live to 100 and beyond? Author @billkole.bsky.social says: you may whether you like it or not. On this week's podcast: the pros and cons of the coming centenarian boom, aka "Super #Aging." LISTEN TO THE #PODCAST HERE: open.spotify.com/episode/0hvw... @diversionbooks.bsky.social

Query to the working-and-middle classes: How is Trump's Making America More Affordable scheme working out for you? Congressman Larson nails it here::: @repjohnlarson.govpeeps.us #trump #affordability #inflation @housedemocrats.bsky.social

House Speaker Mike Johnson so far refuses to bring ACA tax credits to the floor... Democrats want a vote on extending those tax credits BEFORE people's health care premiums skyrocket in the new year. READ OUR CEO's LETTER TO CONGRESS HERE: www.ncpssm.org/documents/le... #speakerjohnson #ACA

@rbreich.bsky.social #ACA #GOP #trump #healthcare #maga #reich

In today's blog, we get into the damage that Senate Republicans just did by killing ACA tax credit extensions. They would rather side with Big Banking and Big Insurance than workers and families. READ MORE HERE::: www.ncpssm.org/entitledtokn... #ACA #GOP @govwesmoore.bsky.social #healthcare

Rep. John Larson says it's past time for Congress to look into DOGE mischief at the Social Security Administration. "Where is all this supposed fraud, waste, and abuse that they used as an excuse to cut 7,000 workers???" WATCH HERE::: @repjohnlarson.govpeeps.us #doge #SSA #socialsecurity #musk

SHAME on Senators who just voted to raise Americans' health care premiums by 200% or higher! The Senate FAILED to protect our health coverage. This will hit older people the hardest, says our CEO Max Richtman. READ MORE HERE::: rebrand.ly/s5u105k #healthcare #ACA #GOP #affordablecareact

Do you want your private Social Security data going to the Department of Homeland Security? We don't. READ MORE HERE::: www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a... @centeronbudget.bsky.social @kathleenromig.bsky.social #socialsecurity #SSA #trump

When Trump is not asleep, his head is still in dreamland. The prices of almost everything is UP UP UP since January, when he took office promising to "fix" the economy. He's fixed it alright --- for his wealthy donors. @democrats.org #trump #economy #inflation #affordability

Republicans made Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy PERMANENT, but they won't do the same for tax credits to keep Americans' health insurance premiums down. Tell your Senator to extend those tax credits! @sanders.senate.gov #republicans #trump #healthcare @democrats.senate.gov

Trump's budget would cut grants that fund Meals on Wheels. Should we really be cutting hot nutritious meals for seniors while billionaires get huge tax breaks?

@repcasar.bsky.social #healthcare #trump #corruption

Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos will stop paying into Social Security in early January. The rest of us will contribute throughout the year. It's time to adjust or scrap the cap! #musk #zuckerberg #bezos #socialsecurity #scrapthecap @sanders.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov #SSA

Trump has floated the idea of replacing Social Security with an Australian-style system of private accounts, with no guaranteed benefit amount. Huh? www.newsweek.com/trump-austra... @bysamstevenson.bsky.social @newsweek.com #trump #socialsecurity #retirement

Sen. Welch & Rep. Amo's #SocialSecurity Survivor Benefits Equity Act would increase the death benefit to account for inflation, providing relief to families facing financial and emotional burdens following the death of a loved one. We endorse this legislation. welch.senate.gov/welch-amo-le...

...And people wonder why #SocialSecurity has financial challenges. These guys finish paying into the program in early January --- while the rest of us contribute all year long. We need to adjust the payroll wage cap and subject some of the wealthy's non-wage income to Social Security taxes.

Trump & Commissioner Bisignano want older people to go online to access their Social Security benefits, but many seniors need in-person help. Trump's new policy is... good luck with that! We're against shrinking Social Security field offices. @almsnatalie.bsky.social #trump #SSA #socialsecurity

Trump & DOGE shrank the #SocialSecurity Administration in a phony hunt for "fraud." Now the people who rely on Social Security will pay the price when they need anything from Social Security & have to talk to a bot or wait in a long line at a field office. Thanks, #Trump & #DOGE! @warren.senate.gov

Rep. Richard Neal, ranking member of the House Ways & Means Committee, spoke today in D.C. to the Legislative Council of Aging Organizations, which we have the honor of chairing this year. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @neal.house.gov #congress #socialsecurity #medicare

Guess what? The Trump administration is now CUTTING SERVICES at Social Security field offices. This is on top of SEVERE CUTS to customer service under Trump, causing frustration for folks simply trying to access their earned benefits. WATCH HERE::: @warren.senate.gov #trump #socialsecurity #SSA

"Lack of #healthcare kills people," @wassermanschultz.house.gov tells us on this weeks' podcast. Hospitals are closing in RED STATES in anticipation of Trump's #Medicaid cuts. Health care premiums will rise because of Republicans' refusal to extend subsidies. LISTEN: open.spotify.com/episode/6Uhb...

Trump and Musk slashed customer service at the Social Security administration in the name of rooting out "fraud." Turns out the fraud was DOGE itself. www.morningstar.com/news/marketw... @marketwatch.com #trump #musk #socialsecurity #SSA #DOGE @brettarends.bsky.social

#trump #inflation #groceries #affordability @americanprogressaction.org

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

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

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

@americanprogressaction.org #trump #snap #affordability #healthcare

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

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

Thanks to all of us fighting this, Trump backed down. @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

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...

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...

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::: www.ncpssm.org/documents/la... #medicare #COLAs #socialsecurity #MedicarePartB #insurance #healthcare

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 www.sacbee.com/news/politic... @warren.senate.gov @sacbee.com

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

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