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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. Training leaders interviewed recognized benefits of corporate culture promoting training for all workers regardless of age.
Good-bye Dinner Parties!
Over half of consumers age 45+ are taking steps to cope with rising food prices, according to this nationwide AARP Bulletin survey, with the majority blaming the government for the rising prices.
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AARP Thanks Senate for Passing Health Care Reform
AARP CEO A. Barry Rand released this statement after this morning’s passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The vote allows members of the House of Representatives and Senate to begin merging their respective bills and enact health reform legislation early in the New Year
December 24, 2009
Source: AARP Press Center
New AARP, AMA Health System Reform Ads Call for Support of Senate Action
Today, AARP and the American Medical Association (AMA) launched a new television ad in support of moving forward on health reform legislation currently being debated by the Senate
December 22, 2009
Source: AARP Press Center
AARP Applauds Senate for Moving Health Care Reform Forward
AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released this statement following the Senate’s vote to move forward with health care reform. AARP designated this morning’s cloture vote on the manager’s amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as an “AARP Key Vote.”
December 21, 2009
Source: AARP Press Center
AARP Selects MSC Cruises as a Preferred Cruise Line
AARP and MSC Cruises today announced a new relationship giving AARP’s nearly 40 million members access to a discount and other great benefits on Caribbean, Mediterranean, Northern European and transatlantic cruises. Exclusive pricing reflects a $50 per person/$100 per stateroom discount off the price of MSC Cruises’ Early Booking rates and up to a two-category upgrade
December 16, 2009
Source: AARP Press Center
AARP Commends Extension of Unemployment and Health Benefits for Struggling Americans
AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond today commended the House of Representatives’ vote to extend unemployment insurance and health benefits for millions of unemployed Americans, as well as a 60-day “patch” to the Medicare physician payment formula, temporarily eliminating a looming 21 percent cut to reimbursement rates
December 16, 2009
Source: AARP Press Center
AARP Disappointed By Senate Vote Against Lower Prescription Drug Prices
AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released this statement following the Senate’s vote against a bipartisan amendment to allow for the safe and legal importation of lower-cost prescription drugs. The amendment, sponsored by Sens. Dorgan, Snowe, McCain, Grassley and Stabenow, was an AARP-designated “Key Vote.”
December 16, 2009
Source: AARP Press Center
AARP Applauds Senators’ Promise to Close Medicare Doughnut Hole
Last night, AARP CEO A. Barry Rand sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to thank him for publicly committing to close the Medicare prescription drug doughnut hole in a final health care reform bill. Closing this dangerous gap in coverage has been a top priority for AARP throughout the health care debate. During a colloquy on the Senate floor yesterday, Reid joined Senators Max Baucus and Chris Dodd in committing to meet the President’s pledge of closing the gap by 2019. Rand’s letter to the Majority Leader follows
December 15, 2009
Source: AARP Press Center
AARP Thanks Senators for Commitment to Close Medicare Doughnut Hole
AARP CEO A. Barry Rand released this statement thanking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senators Max Baucus and Chris Dodd for the public commitment they made on the Senate floor this evening to close the Medicare prescription drug doughnut hole during the House-Senate conference committee on health reform legislation
December 15, 2009
Source: AARP Press Center
AARP: Fast Track Would Threaten Medicare, Social Security Benefits for Millions of Americans
AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond today announced the Association’s opposition to a measure that would require Congress to fast track votes on spending reductions that could jeopardize Medicare and Social Security benefits that millions of Americans have earned through a lifetime of hard work. In a letter to Senate leaders, AARP pledged to work constructively with Congress and the Administration in open, bipartisan efforts to advance solutions to address the nation’s long-term fiscal challenges, but made clear that it does not support efforts that could harm the Social Security and Medicare programs that older Americans depend upon for their health and economic securit
December 11, 2009
Source: AARP Press Center
AARP: Consumer and Investor Protection Critical to Ensuring Retirement Security
AARP today applauded passage of broad legislation that will modernize America’s financial rules in response to the financial crisis of the past year
December 11, 2009
Source: AARP Press Center
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