Demand Health Action Now

Americans will no longer settle for a health care system that costs too much, wastes too much and leaves too many without care. At this crucial moment, we have the opportunity of a lifetime to fix our broken health care system. Join the Health Action Now movement and tell Congress that NOW is the time for health reform.

'Doughnut Hole' Calculator Helps Avoid Gap

Each year, millions of Medicare Part D enrollees fall into the "doughnut hole," the coverage gap in which they must pay all prescription drugs costs. This Web-based calculator, will help you see if you're nearing the gap, find less expensive, therapeutically similar drugs, and check if you qualify for Medicare's Extra Help.

Sen. Grassley Joins AARP and Divided We Fail for "Cost of Doing Nothing on Health Care Reform" Forum in Mason City

Report on recent health care reform event during the spring Congressional recess to underscore need for health care reform.

AARP to White House: Health Reform Now

At a special White House summit, AARP urges affordable health care for all.

One Person Can Make a Big Difference

Over 50 years ago, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus founded AARP with the motto, "To serve, not to be served." Today, AARP continues to serve with more than 9 million volunteers, activists and donors and recently launched Create the Good, a network of people who want to make a difference.

Are you good with numbers?

Offer to AARP Members for Information on Volunteering for Tax Aide.

Rx Snapshot

Here’s an easy way to help older family members manage their medications.

Join the AARP IA Online Community

Find out what AARP is working on in your state, stay in touch with the people and topics that matter the most to you and connect through a social network. Sign up now using the red Sign Up button at the top right hand corner of your screen. It's free.

Get Involved, Make A Difference, Become an AARP Volunteer

Meet new people, learn new skills and make life better by becoming an AARP Iowa volunteer. A variety of opportunities are available from teaching to lobbying to preparing taxes.

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Losing Control: Why Money Worries Are Keeping Us Up at Night

One by one, the clients who file into psychologist Rosalind Dorlen’s private practice in Summit, N.J., report how the stress from America’s financial meltdown is affecting their everyday activities.