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AARP Delaware serves nearly 172,000 members in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties. During 2009, AARP's Delaware state office staff and a dynamic core of volunteers will champion and advocate for the most pressing issues facing America - health care access and affordability, and financial security.
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AARP Takes a Stand on the Affordable Health Care for American Act

 

Since we began our latest battle for comprehensive health care reform more than two years ago, AARP has fought for a health care bill that provides quality, affordable health coverage options for all Americans and protects Medicare for seniors and for future generations.
 
We have read the House of Representatives’ Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) and the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act (H.R. 3961), and we can say with confidence that they meet our priorities for protecting Medicare and reforming our health care system.
 
For the more than 45 million Americans in Medicare – nearly 140,000 in Delaware – the House plan completely closes the dangerous gap in prescription drug coverage known as the doughnut hole, adds cost-free preventive benefits like cancer screenings, cracks down on waste and fraud and protects the traditional Medicare benefits people in the program rely on.
 
For all Americans—including our younger members who often struggle to find affordable insurance (nearly 18,000 in Delaware between the ages of 50 to 64 are uninsured) — the House plan makes coverage more affordable by strictly limiting how much more insurance companies charge based on age.  Americans will also no longer be denied coverage based on health history or discriminated against because of gender, and those who still cannot afford insurance on their own will receive help to purchase affordable coverage.
 
In addition, the House plan begins to repair the country’s outdated system of long-term care with new provisions to help people prepare for their long-term care needs and live in their own homes as they grow older.
 
While AARP is pleased to see that H.R. 3962/H.R. 3961 include many of the proposals that are most critical to protecting Medicare and ensuring Americans age 50+ have access to stable, affordable health care, we know the fight isn’t over. That’s why we’re going to keep working with members of the House and Senate to ensure our priorities are included in any final health care reform bill.
 
And, as the legislative process moves forward, we’ve let Congress and the Administration know that we will fight with the strength of our nearly 40 million members against any proposal that would hurt rather than help Medicare and older Americans’ access to affordable, quality health care.
 
We will continue to provide the information you need to decide for yourself what the health reform will mean to you. For information on the latest developments, go to www.aarp.org/getthefacts.
 
Added: November 5, 2009
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GoldenElf
GoldenElf says:

Words, words, words. Nice to hear but mostly just words. Delaware is the last of the Mohicians when it comes to providing a service that would aid many older and disabled seniors in Delaware. I am 68 years old and profoundly deaf. Captel telephone (captioned telephone) has been available for several years. Delaware and Louisiana are the last of all the States to provide this service. The inabillity to use a standard telephone will someday make the difference between being able to live on my own or having to go to an assisted living facility. At the moment I am responsible for looking after my 89 year old mother. Calling 911 if one us should become ill could turn into a major operation. Of all the benefits they say are available to Delaware's seniors, this is probably the least expensive. Why is this service not provided in what I have always considered to be a successful and progressive State. Like everything else the cry is "no money". When then are the funds to come from to pay for all these other promised benefits? Shame on you Delaware!
Posted: September 28, 2009 2:21PM EDT
bethanybil
bethanybil says:

Are there any members of the GOP in the State of Delaware AARP leadership? You show pictures of Democratic pols and go through a revolving door between Dem pol positions and AARP.

How can you claim to support all seniors? It looks like you represent all Dem pols and threw the seniors under the bus.

Why are you in favor of less health benefits for Seniors [in a half trillion dollar reduction in medicare benefits] to pay for the Federalization of health care benefits for the 18 million uninsured in the US?

Is it simply because you support your party leader even if it is to the detriment of members of AARP?
Posted: August 13, 2009 6:45AM EDT
AARPDE
AARPDE says:

Thank you for your feedback. It's best if you contact our member hotline for more infornation about our agenda and goals for health care reform. You can also go to www.aarp.org.

Thanks, Bethanybil.
Posted: August 14, 2009 12:47PM EDT
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