Republicans step up their abortion defensive strategy

October 23, 2024

Provided by Alliance for Research on Aging — With two weeks until the election, Republicans are ramping up their defensive messaging on abortion, aiming to blunt Democratic attempts to portray abortion as extreme. .

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Organizations unite to advance Medicare drug changes in 2025

Many older Americans are unaware of changes coming to Medicare prescription drug benefits in 2025 that could save them money, so public and private organizations are coming together to disseminate this information. are. The changes include a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs and a new program designed to help enrollees spread their drug costs over the calendar year.

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Texas rally highlights Harris' late campaign focus on abortion

Vice President Harris is leaning toward abortion rights in her final arguments before the election, and plans to head to Texas this week to highlight the state as “the nation's extreme anti-abortion bastion.” Although Harris does not expect to win in the deep red state, her campaign hopes to hammer home the message that former President Trump is a threat to women. Harris will be joining the rally in Houston…

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