Puget
Sound
Advocates for
Retirement
Action
Working across generations for social justice, economic security, dignity, and a healthy planet for all of us.
Upcoming PSARA Events:
Watch PSARA
Co-President
Jeff Johnson
layout PSARA’s Plans for getting Medicare out of the Hands of Private Equity by Leveling the Playing Field
Stop the Initives
Tuesday, May 21, 5:00 p.m.
Tune in to a PSARA webinar on the three harmful initiatives that will be on the November ballot in Washington State. Our plan is to have speakers from all three of the campaigns to defeat these initiatives.
Click here for more information
Juneteenth Celebration 2024
Sponsored by PSARA and
WA State Labor Council
Saturday, June 15, 1:00–2:30 p.m.
Outdoor event: 16th Ave. South from Jackson Street north to South Main Street
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In this issue we feature two important articles. On Page 1, the latest in our series on leveling the playing field between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage. And on Page 3, the second and final part of an analysis of racial disparities in health care by Dr. Claudia Fegan and Anne Watanabe.
Also in this issue:
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a preview article on our upcoming Juneteenth Celebration (see page 4),
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the latest on our GiveBIG campaign to raise funds for the PSARA Education Fund, the publisher of the Retiree Advocate (see page 5),
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an article on Haiti, and the disastrous results of US policy there (see page 6),
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a letter to the Advocate from our PSARA member Sharon Harris about her experiences with her Medicare Advantage plan (see page 7),
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Part 1 of Angie Bartels' interview with David Loud (see page 8),
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an article from out PSARA members in Clallam County on their organizing work (see page 9),
And more!