AARP Eye Center
AARP's Nancy LeaMond profiles some recent victories for the 50-plus that deserve attention, like the extension of Medicare's telehealth coverage.
Across the country, women of all ages are falling behind their male peers on the road to a financially secure retirement.
Americans were hit hard by investment scams in 2021, with losses reaching nearly 1.5 billion dollars across more than 20,000 victims, finds a recent report from the FBI. This continues the stark increases in both victims and financial losses, with roughly 12,000 more victims and more than 1.1…
As 2021 wrapped, I, like many, took some time to reflect on the year.
Americans are sick and tired of paying the highest prices in the world for their medications. Fortunately, the House of Representatives recently unveiled the text of the Build Back Better Act, which represents a huge step towards helping seniors afford the prescription drugs that they need. The…
The pandemic has put a spotlight on the connection between women’s role as CAREGIVERS and their economic security. We’ve heard a lot about women leaving the workforce to help children with virtual learning or take care of pre-schoolers when day care centers closed. But there’s another reality that…
We have an historic opportunity in the fight to lower prescription drug prices. Older adults and Americans across the country are sick and tired of paying the highest drug prices in the world – three times what other countries pay. This issue is deeply personal and the economic and emotional toll…
For over 55 years, there has been a missing piece in Medicare. Older Americans are often shocked to learn upon enrolling that Medicare does not cover dental, hearing, or vision services. It’s no wonder, then, that poll after poll after poll shows how much people want these important health…
Taking your aging mother to the doctor shouldn’t cost you your paycheck or even your job. But that’s the sword hanging over the heads of many of America’s 48 million family caregivers. Anyone doing this labor of love knows how hard it is to juggle work and family responsibilities.
Ask people where they want to live as they get older, and you almost always get the same answer: They want to stay in the comfort of their homes. But ask if they expect to get their wish, and you may hear many doubts.