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Balancing Act Unbalanced

Progress among the states in balancing delivery of Medicaid-funded long-term care services between people in their homes and those in institutions has been mixed according to this PPI study.

A Good Investment

Most workers age 50+ surveyed were satisfied with employer-based training offered them and participated in it.

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Today's Top News

AARP Statement on Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009

June 24, 2009

AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement regarding today’s adoption by the Highways and Transit subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009. More...

Recent Releases and Statements

AARP Marks 40TH Anniversary of Stonewall Riots With Launch of Exclusive Multimedia Report On Its Lasting Impact and America’s 50+ LGBT Community

June 24, 2009

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a defining moment for the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) movement, AARP today announced the launch of a multiplatform media campaign consisting of exclusive new online, television, radio and print content that includes contributions from many of the nation’s most prominent and outspoken members of the LGBT communities. More...

AARP President: House Bill Makes “Substantial Progress” Toward Health Care Reform

June 24, 2009

Today, AARP President Jennie Chin Hansen is testifying before the House Committee on Ways and Means during its hearing on “Health Reform in the 21st Century.” More...

AARP Launches Money-Saving Prescription Drug Resource

June 23, 2009

By the end of this summer, more than one million older Americans will have fallen into the “doughnut hole”—a coverage gap in Medicare’s prescription drug program that leaves individuals on the hook for all of their own drug costs while still paying premiums. More...

AARP Thanks President, Senate Leaders for Helping to Close the “Doughnut Hole”

June 22, 2009

This morning, AARP CEO A. Barry Rand delivered the following remarks at the White House announcement of a new agreement to substantially fill the Medicare Part D coverage gap. More...

Virginian Wins AARP National Spelling Bee For "Word Nerds" Age 50+

June 22, 2009

Today, AARP crowned Michael Petrina Jr., 64, of Arlington, Virginia, the winner of the AARP National Spelling Bee. More...

AARP Applauds House Health Care Reform Legislation

June 19, 2009

AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued this statement following today’s release of a draft health care reform bill in the House of Representatives. More...

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