Creating a Better Life For Seniors

Bill Kadereit & Mike Roth
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American Retiree Education Foundation, senior advocacy research pensions, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. Saving and taxes for legislative protection.We have many research papers for greater information.  National Retirees Legislative Network - Non-partisan advocacy for senior income security, healthcare, Medicare, Social Security and RX (Prescription Drugs), pensions, taxes.

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    Creating a Better Life For Seniors: - NLRN Introduction

    Creating a Better Life for Seniors: Podcast Introduction with Bill Kadereit and Mike Roth Bill Kadereit introduces himself as president of the National Retiree Legislative Network (NRLN), chairman of the American Retiree Education Foundation (AREF), and co-host of the podcast series Creating a Better Life for Seniors, which aims to educate the public on seniors’ issues, facts, and proposed solutions. He invites listeners to submit questions to NLRNmessage@msn.com after each podcast. Mike Roth is introduced as the series host and advocate, a retiree and experienced podcaster with audio-visual and social media expertise who lives in The Villages, Florida, and gathers information from seniors through his podcasts and everyday conversations. Mike welcomes listeners and notes new episodes will air on the first and third Tuesday each month, before he and Bill begin the series. 00:00 Welcome and Purpose 00:05 Meet Bill and NRLN 00:21 Podcast Mission and Questions 00:40 Introducing Co-Host Mike 01:10 Schedule and Kickoff

    Creating a Better Life For Seniors: - NLRN Introduction

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    Protecting Your Future-2026 Retirement Revolution

    Protecting Your Future-2026 Retirement Revolution NRLN & AREF: Protecting Retiree Benefits and Fighting Medicare Privatization in 2026 In this 2026 podcast episode, Bill Kadereit of the National Retiree Legislative Network (NRLN) and the American Retiree Education Foundation (AREF) explains that NRLN is a nonpartisan 501(c)(4) representing over 2 million seniors from about 300 companies and public entities across all states, advocating to protect pensions, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and reduce prescription drug costs, funded primarily by member contributions without corporate or large-donor money. He describes AREF as a separately financed 501(c)(3) producing research and position papers on issues including pension risk transfers, Medicare guarantee rights, and retiree protections in mergers and bankruptcies. Kadereit argues Congress is highly partisan and has ignored long-known funding challenges as population growth slows and seniors grow as a share of the population, and he highlights senior voter power. He details NRLN’s Action Alert system on NRLN.org to help members contact elected officials, and warns Medicare Advantage subsidies raise costs, citing higher per-enrollee costs, large rebates, and privatization risks, urging support for NRLN. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:34 NRLN Mission and Reach 01:18 Funding and AREF Overview 02:06 AREF Research and Protections 02:52 Partisan Politics and Retiree Risks 03:33 Are Benefits Guaranteed 04:08 Congress Short-Term Thinking 05:54 Senior Voting Power 06:50 How to Fight Back 07:11 Action Alerts and Joining 09:55 Long-Term Underfunding Warning 10:47 Population Charts and Aging Trends 13:18 Medicare Costs and High Utilizers 14:06 Medicare Advantage Subsidies 15:28 Privatization Concerns 17:04 Wrap Up and Next Episodes

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American Retiree Education Foundation, senior advocacy research pensions, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. Saving and taxes for legislative protection.We have many research papers for greater information.  National Retirees Legislative Network - Non-partisan advocacy for senior income security, healthcare, Medicare, Social Security and RX (Prescription Drugs), pensions, taxes.

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