Senior Issues Senior Rights

We believe physical and mental health are human rights, and that we owe Seniors the social and economic safeguards to maintain a decent standard of living and adequate nutrition as they face aging in the modern world. We will fight to combat the ageism that abounds in current society.

  1. We support proactive policies that protect seniors during emergencies, such as the COVID-19 Pandemic. Seniors are the most vulnerable of our citizens when these and similar unforeseen events occur.

  2. We believe in full legal protection for seniors from discrimination by employers in hiring and when employed. If a senior is fit to perform all required duties, salary and advancement should be commensurate with experience, regardless of age.

  3. We support protection and expansion of Social Security. This includes opposing all efforts to weaken or privatize it, reduce coverage or benefits, or fail to make yearly, accurate, and appropriately computed COLA adjustments using the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E).

  4. We favor ensuring liquidity of the Social Security Administration and increasing long-term care benefits by raising the tax limit on our most affluent citizens to $250,000.

  5. We support legislation establishing a governmental entity dedicated exclusively to negotiating lower prices on prescription drugs, hospital stays, medical devices and procedures, all of which are used most often by seniors.

  6. We support the reintroduction of legislation passed by the House in the 115th Congress establishing a Seniors

    Bill of Rights, including “Protection from Abuse, Scams and Exploitation” and ensuring “Safe and Livable

    Communities with Adequate Housing and Transportation Options.”

  7. We believe seniors should have representation in all public policy matters that may affect them personally.

    Seniors, who have unique needs, should be able to age with dignity and safety, so they can continue to thrive

    and remain vital and creative citizens throughout their lives.

  8. We support passing, implement and enforcement of laws protecting seniors from abuse, scams, and

    exploitation.

  9. We will strive to provide full legal protection for seniors from all forms of discrimination and economic pressure

    to make decisions that do not reflect their desire.

Healthcare and Seniors

We support and will work toward the following:

  1. Establishing and enforcing policy that protects the rights of seniors in all life matters, including end-of-life decisions and healthcare.

  2. Implementing proactive policies that protect seniors during emergencies and disasters, since they are more likely to be alone, have mobility challenges, lack access to technology and alerts that are disseminated via technology, and may be unable to request assistance in life-threatening circumstances.

  3. Ending the requirement that Medicare Advantage policy holders can be charged a higher fee or be refused coverage by a Medicare supplement health insurer if they choose to switch to traditional Medicare with a supplement.

4. Safeguarding financial security and long term, quality affordable health care.

5. Protecting the right to be heard, to meaningfully engage in decisions related to their own well-being and to be valued contributors in their communities reserving the right to dignity and individuality by ensuring self-determination in end-of-life decisions.

7. Implementing and enforcing the training and use of tools to indicate an individual’s end-of-life choices.