Op-Eds

Don’t pass a law that would halt research into new cures

H.R. 3 must be defeated By Saul Anuzis – – Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Originally published in The Washington Times Democratic lawmakers are playing a dangerous game with the lives of American …

Anuzis: U.S. drug industry saving lives – if Congress doesn’t squelch it

Published on www.bostonherald.com, June 4 2021 By Saul Anuzis About 80% of seniors have received at least one dose of the Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines, which are some of …

We Must Protect Access to Vital Telemedicine Services

Saul Anuzis is president of The 60 Plus Association. Seniors have been taking advantage of telemedicine services, often accessed via their smartphones, tablets or laptops, for some time now. But the coronavirus …

Why seniors aren’t fooled by Joe Biden and Tom Perez

Campaign engages in projection when they say Trump’s thrown seniors to the wolves In the late-19th century, Sigmund Freud wrote about projection, a process defined as displacing one’s feelings of shame onto …

Hospitals and Physicians Will Likely Need Financial Help, but Let’s Not Pass That Cost to Our Seniors

From the anesthesiologist performing intubations, to the nurse doing everything possible to comfort dying COVID-19 patients, to the orderly transporting them through busy hallways, hospitals are teeming with heroes through this pandemic. …

Prevent Medicare’s ‘Pandemic Penalty’ on Seniors

by Jim Martin The COVID-19 pandemic has hit seniors particularly hard. While no one is spared the risks of this virus, nearly three out of four deaths involve patients over age 65, many of whom …

AARP, United Healthcare and CVS keep prescription drug prices higher for seniors

Even under Medicare, older Americans are paying a high price for AARP By James L. Martin and Saul Anuzis – – Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Most folks think of the AARP as a …

No Way To Do Wind

By 60 Plus Chairman Jim Martin As a long-time advocate of access to reliable, affordable energy for seniors living on a fixed income, I have been an “All of the Above” energy …

Making drugs more affordable with the Creates Act

By Jim Martin WASHINGTON TIMES ANALYSIS/OPINION: December 7, 2017 The politicians who set out to fix America’s health care system ended up making many things worse. This is no surprise. It’s the …

The Latest in AARP’s Greed and Duplicity

The Latest in AARP’s Greed and Duplicity James Martin July 20, 2017, 12:05 am Surprise, surprise, another Republican crony lobbyist leads the way in distorting Obamacare repeal. Not since the notorious ‘Granny …