Update on how changes to government benefit programs are impacting retired Alliance members

By Michael Nocerino

A key policy position of the current US administration has been to review government funded programs in an effort to weed out waste, fraud and abuse. As a result, throughout the 2025 there have been updates to eligibility requirements for many assistance programs that retired Americans depend on, like Social Security and Medicare. This initially raised concerns that benefits could be reduced, cancelled or interrupted, and some of those concerns still linger.

These findings are a follow-up to our Q2 2025 retirement trends survey that ask retired and nearly retired 451 Alliance members from our Leading Indicator panel about their experiences accessing their benefits since the administration started implementing these changes.