Seniors
Seniors have paid into Social Security and Medicare throughout their lives, and they should be able to count on these programs for health care and income security in retirement. Medicaid provides vital health care benefits for low-income families and persons with disabilities. In Massachusetts alone, there are 1.1 million Social Security beneficiaries, 1.1 million seniors who receive Medicare benefits, and 1.6 million recipients of MassHealth, the Medicaid program in the Commonwealth.
Senator Markey has fought to protect Social Security and has consistently advocated for necessary cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) and the repeal of both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, which currently limit the benefits for surviving spouses of military or civilian government employees. has also vocally opposed any attempt to privatize Social Security.
To read more about what Senator Markey has done to recently to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid click here.
To read more about Senator Markey's fight to protect Social Security, click here.
- Markey on Farm Bill: Cuts to SNAP Would Lead to More Hungry Families and Children Posted on 02/04/14
- Markey Joins Warner and Collins As Senate Co-Chair of Bipartisan Alzheimers Task Force Posted on 11/07/13
- Markey Calls on Farm Bill Negotiators to Reject Cuts to Food Stamps for Millions of Children, Seniors, Vulnerable Families Posted on 10/28/13
- Markey Applauds Labor Department Rules to Give Home Care Workers Wage and Work Protections Posted on 09/17/13
- Markey on Pres. Obama Budget: Cuts to Social Security Benefits, other Programs Outweigh Actions on Big Oil Taxes, Research Funding, and Avoiding Sequestration Posted on 04/10/13
- Markey: Extreme GOP Ryan Budget Saves Oil Company Tax Breaks, Repeals Obamacare Posted on 03/21/13
- Markey, Wyden Applaud Selection of Innovative Independence At Home Pilot Programs Posted on 04/26/12
