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Medicaid Expansion Would Help Many Midlife Adults

Posted on 04/29/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

AARP Research | health care | Home & Family | Personal Health | Politics | Public Policy Institute | Your LifeThe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot be forced under the Affordable Care Act to expand their Medicaid programs to cover more uninsured adults.  But states have the option to do this and there are a number of compelling reasons why state policymakers should consider taking this step. According to a recent report co-authored by Lynda Flowers of the AARP Public Policy Institute and Matthew Beuttgens of the Urban Institute, close to 4 million uninsured midlife adults — ages 45 to 64 — …

Proceed with Caution — Online Dating Tips

Posted on 04/29/2013 by | Sex & Relationships | Comments

Home & Family | Relationships | Technology | Your LifeDr. Pepper Schwartz: Yes, but you need to be careful. While the vast majority of people are reasonably honest (they may fudge a bit on weight or height), there are always a few opportunists and scam artists out there, and you need to be cautious. If you meet online, get some facts about the person’s life —where he went to school, where he works and lives now — and then Google him and check out the facts. If they aren’t …

So You Want to Start Dating Again…

Posted on 04/26/2013 by | Sex & Relationships | Comments

Home & Family | Relationships | Your LifeQ: How do you enter the dating world at my age? Dr. Pepper Schwartz: First, you can tell friends you really want to start dating again, and see if they know anyone suitable. Sometimes they do! More often, however, they do not, and then you have two choices: Start going to lots of community events and organizations in hopes of meeting new men or women who might also be single and looking for companionship, or going online. You can try …

NEWS FLASH: Risk of Breaking Bones After 50 Is Bigger Than We Thought

Posted on 04/25/2013 by | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Personal Health | Your LifeThere’s a silent and stealthy disease you may not even know you have …until you fall. A new study, “The 2010 Burden of Osteoporosis and Low Bone Mass among Residents of the U.S. Age 50 and Older,“ released by the National Osteoporosis Foundation during its annual Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis reveals that the prevalence of low bone density and the risk of breaking a bone are far greater among people over 50 than previously realized. The risk of breaking bones — a major …

Time to Transubstantiate?

Posted on 04/23/2013 by | Latino Life | Comments

Your LifeIt’s not enough that Latinos are primed to “take over” California,  the United States and America’s institutions of higher learning by the sheer growth of their numbers, now they’re threatening to take over evangelical Protestant churches. Sort of. My earlier blogs have noted that Hispanics have become the largest ethnic minority group in the nation and that by next year, we will outnumber California’s Anglo population for the first time in history. Well, add to that a report by the …

Games for the 50+: Grandparents & Grandchildren Find Adventures, Memories

Posted on 04/23/2013 by | Home & Family blogger | Comments

Home & Family | Technology | Your LifeOver 60 percent of Americans over the age 50 are grandparents. But, as the average age of a first-time grandparent in the United States is 48, there are also a number of grandparents under 50, too. So, grandparents are something we feel is important to understand at AARP. We know that grandparents want to increase the connection to their grandkids and want to help get them on the right path in life. But, there are barriers — distance or physical …

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