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AARP Comments on Washington Post Rehashed Attack

Posted on 12/4/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

PoliticsAARP advocates on behalf of its members and all older Americans with the sole mission of helping those 50 and older to live their best lives. Advocating for older Americans in Congress and state legislatures, AARP fights for legislation that protects the interests of Americans age 50-plus. AARP also advocates for older Americans in the marketplace, encouraging products and services that better serve their needs. AARP did its best to work with The Washington Post in reporting today’s story. The …

How the Fiscal Cliff Could Affect You

Posted on 11/19/2012 by | Washington Watch | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsYou’ve probably been hearing a lot about the “fiscal cliff” — the mammoth confluence of tax increases and spending cuts that will take effect after Jan. 1 unless President Obama and Republicans agree on a new deficit-reduction deal. It’s complicated stuff, and you might be wondering what it’s all about. Here’s a breakdown and a look at some of the ways it could affect you. Spending cuts Across-the-board spending cuts, (the so-called sequestration) were mandated by the budget deal struck …

On Social Security and Medicare, Color Them Purple

Posted on 11/14/2012 by | Washington Watch | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsThe nation may be divided between red Republicans and blue Democrats, but when it comes to Social Security and Medicare for older Americans, it’s downright purple. A majority of older Americans — Democrats, Republicans and independents — say that neither Social Security nor Medicare should be part of a year-end budget deal. That’s from a survey of Americans age 50 and older conducted for AARP by pollster Woelfel Research just after last week’s election. Congress and President Obama are heading …

Electoral Politics End; Legislative Season Begins

Posted on 11/8/2012 by | Health | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal Health | PoliticsJackie Judd, vice president and senior advisor for communications at the Kaiser Family Foundation, talks to Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News and journalist Richard E. Cohen about what the new political landscape means for the health law and for federal budget negotiations. Read the transcript: JACKIE JUDD: Good Day, and welcome to Health On The Hill. I’m Jackie Judd. President Obama is re-elected and we again have a divided Congress. What does that mean for the Affordable Care …

Democrats’ Medicare Offensive Falls Flat Against GOP

Posted on 11/8/2012 by | Health | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal Health | PoliticsBy Richard E. Cohen for Kaiser Health News At first glance, Tuesday’s election does not appear to have altered much the country’s health care politics: Many of the same key players and issues will dominate the congressional debate. Yet the temptation to claim a “status quo” outcome from the election ignores broader trends in this year’s health and Medicare debates, according to longtime congressional observers. The similarities for the upcoming 113th Congress are evident: Republicans will hold comfortable control of …

AARP’s Motivation? What’s Best for Older Americans

Posted on 10/2/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

PoliticsAs Election Day draws near and political rhetoric grows heated, AARP’s support for the Affordable Care Act, known to some as “Obamacare,” is once again the subject of scrutiny by some in Congress and the media. Despite what the critics may say, the simple truth of the matter is that AARP makes policy decisions based on what we believe to be in the best interests of Americans over age 50. For more than 54 years, AARP has been driven solely …

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