Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Announces Platform for Seniors: Aging Affordably in America Agenda 

MICHIGAN – Today, U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed announced Aging Affordably in America, a policy proposal aimed at bolstering the social safety net for seniors. The AAA Plan would eliminate cost-sharing for Medicare beneficiaries, lift the Social Security payroll tax cap, and provide a federal framework for state-level property tax freezes that allow seniors to age in place and with dignity. 

Michigan’s seniors played by the rules and paid into the system, and they deserve stability and comfort in return. They deserve Medicare that actually covers all their health needs, Social Security they can live on, and a home they can afford to stay in. The AAA Plan delivers on all three while ensuring that the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share, too.

“Michiganders deserve a future where retirement doesn’t mean anxiety and financial stress,” said Abdul. “But as they privatize more of Medicare, strip down Social Security for parts, and make aging less affordable every year, we need big, structural changes. It’s time for an America where our seniors can age with dignity, and the Aging Affordably in America Plan does just that.”

The AAA Plan includes 14 distinct policy proposals. The full policy platform can be found here.

  • End all Medicare cost-sharing.
  • Expand Medicare drug price negotiation powers to all prescription drugs.
  • Close all Medicare coverage gaps.
  • Expand coverage for vision, dental, and hearing.
  • Ban AI-based prior authorization.
  • Repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset.
  • Lift the payroll tax cap for high earners.
  • End taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors.
  • Create a federal framework for state-level property tax freezes for seniors.
  • Create income-targeted priorities for relief.
  • Have freezes follow the senior, not the property.
  • Federal investment in home and community-based services (HCBS).
  • End the institutional bias in long-term care financing.
  • Support family caregivers who are already doing the work.

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