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Featured Articles

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Letter to Senators Baucus and Grassley

While each of the Divided We Fail organizations have our own priorities in health care reform, there is broad agreement on the need for solutions that can help expand coverage and reduce health care costs.

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AARP Town Hall with President Obama

On Tuesday, July 28th, President Obama spoke with AARP members and answered their questions about health care reform. Watch the town hall and read the transcript.

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The Costs of Doing Nothing

This AARP Public Policy Institute chart book highlights the costs of inaction on health care reform from the perspective of consumers, businesses, society, and the nation.

The Divided We Fail Platform

Read our basic positions regarding the future of health and financial security.

Senate Finance Committee Roundtable

Divided We Fail participated in the Senate Finance Committee Roundtable on Expanding Coverage in Health Care Reform and provided a statement for the record.

Doing Well Through Wellness

Changing behavior starts with changing the culture that supports it, as evidenced by a study of companies that provide health care for more than 35 million Americans.

Stand Up for Yourself

This video is a powerful anthem and appeal performed by the legendary Aretha Franklin. It encourages us to make our voices heard: "With this life if you do nothing else stand up for yourself."

Working After 50: Worry-free or Worrisome?

Working beyond retirement helps people stay active, engaged and independent. Let's do everything we can to redefine retirement for those who want, or need, to keep working.

The Quiet Crisis: The Rising Costs of Health Care

Known as the "quiet crisis," the number of people with health insurance who might be bankrupted by a medical crisis is growing.

Real Relief

AARP and the AARP Foundation have launched Real Relief: programs and tools to help people concerned about the current economic crisis.

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