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Oldest Member of Congress Fighting for Political Life

Posted on 03/5/2014 by | Washington Watch | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsRep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas), the oldest member of Congress, faces a primary runoff after failing to lock up his party’s nomination March 4. Hall, a World War II Navy pilot who came to Congress in 1981 and will turn 91 in May, has said this will be his last race to represent Texas’ 4th Congressional District. But former U.S. Attorney John Ratcliffe, who is 48, said he wasn’t going to wait to run because Hall had made that claim in the …

How Does Life Get Better After 50? You Tell Us!

Posted on 03/5/2014 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Your LifeThe year I turned 50, I notched my fastest time ever in the Sea Gull Century — a yearly 100-mile bike ride on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that I had tackled for more than a decade. Was I a lean, mean cycling machine that year? Far from it! (See team jersey, right.) Rather, I think it took me that long to develop the mental toughness not to let the ride’s length intimidate me. “Hmm,” I thought, admiring my total time — …

7 maneras de pelear contra tu adicción al azúcar

Posted on 03/5/2014 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

En EspañolPara los que somos golosos —parece que la mayoría del país— las últimas investigaciones nos traen noticias amargas: los estadounidenses consumimos demasiada azúcar, y nos está matando. También: Luche contra la grasa abdominal En uno de los estudios más grandes de análisis sobre este tema, investigadores del gobierno y dos universidades encontraron un vínculo entre el alto consumo de azúcar y las enfermedades mortales del corazón. El estudio se publicó el lunes en JAMA Internal Medicine. El culpable, creen, es …

Online Fraud: Are You Next?

Posted on 03/5/2014 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Bulletin Today | Money & Savings | TechnologyThe difference between computer users who get scammed and those who don’t often comes down to a simple checklist: In just-released research, AARP identifies 15 particular behaviors, life situations and knowledge attributes that significantly increase vulnerability to online fraud. The kicker: Nearly 1 in 5 American adults — roughly 34 million people — engage in at least seven of them. These eye-opening findings are pooled from detailed surveys of more than 11,000 adults across the U.S., comparing the online actions, behaviors and life experiences …

Setting the Pace for Identifying Family Caregiver Needs in Home- and Community-Based Services

Posted on 03/5/2014 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Public Policy InstituteThe times, they are a-changing. Consumers and their family members are applauding a final rule for Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) programs released last month by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). For the first time, CMS has formally recognized the importance of assessing the needs of family caregivers through new requirements for “person-centered care planning.” This is a huge step forward. Because family caregivers are a core part of health care and long-term care, experts have …

AARP Sues to Protect Widowed Homeowners With Reverse Mortgages

Posted on 03/4/2014 by | Legal Grounds | Comments

Bulletin Today | Home & Family | Money & SavingsAt the time AARP took up their cause, Robert Bennett of Annapolis, Md., and Leila Joseph of Brooklyn, N.Y., had several things in common. They were older Americans. They were widowed. They were homeowners. And they both faced foreclosure and eviction on reverse mortgage loans. So when AARP won a big lawsuit on their behalf against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) several months ago, it was great news. Now, AARP Foundation Litigation has filed a class-action …

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