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AARP Foundation lawyers filed a class action lawsuit Thursday against a Maryland home care agency, alleging it committed wage theft by illegally underpaying its workers.
“Refusing home care workers — many of whom are older and living on low incomes — the earnings they’ve worked hard for is an outright violation of the law,” William Alvarado Rivera, senior vice president for litigation at AARP Foundation, said in a statement. “By ensuring they receive the livable wages they deserve, we can help address the country’s shortage of direct care workers and improve the quality of care provided to those in need, often older adults with disabilities.”
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“Refusing home care workers — many of whom are older and living on low incomes — the earnings they’ve worked hard for is an outright violation of the law,” William Alvarado Rivera, senior vice president for litigation at AARP Foundation, said in a statement. “By ensuring they receive the livable wages they deserve, we can help address the country’s shortage of direct care workers and improve the quality of care provided to those in need, often older adults with disabilities.”
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Online payment app Zelle has begun issuing refunds to people who have lost money to impostor scams, a move that comes amid pressure from AARP for reforms to better protect consumers.
Financial firms using Zelle, which is owned by seven banks including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, started reversing the fraudulent transfers on June 30, Reuters reported this week. The refunds are going to customers who were deceived into sending money to criminals posing as a government agency, bank or service provider, such as a utility.
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Financial firms using Zelle, which is owned by seven banks including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, started reversing the fraudulent transfers on June 30, Reuters reported this week. The refunds are going to customers who were deceived into sending money to criminals posing as a government agency, bank or service provider, such as a utility.
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We applaud California Gov. Gavin Newsom for signing AARP-backed legislation that protects consumers from unfair real estate agreements, in which brokers trade a small upfront cash payment for the future right to sell a person’s home.
California is now the 16th state to enact legislation restricting these contracts, known as “homeowner benefit agreements,” which can last for decades and have been marketed to cash-strapped older or low-income homeowners.
Attorneys general in seven states have filed lawsuits involving these types of contracts, which can be binding for as long as 40 years.
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California is now the 16th state to enact legislation restricting these contracts, known as “homeowner benefit agreements,” which can last for decades and have been marketed to cash-strapped older or low-income homeowners.
Attorneys general in seven states have filed lawsuits involving these types of contracts, which can be binding for as long as 40 years.
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The nation’s 6.5 million veteran and military caregivers spend an average of $11,500 of their own income on caregiving — nearly 50 percent more than family caregivers as a whole.
That’s according to newly released data from AARP. The data builds on 2021 research showing the average family caregiver spends more than $7,200 a year on their caregiving responsibilities.
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That’s according to newly released data from AARP. The data builds on 2021 research showing the average family caregiver spends more than $7,200 a year on their caregiving responsibilities.
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AARP is supporting bipartisan legislation that aims to ease the financial strain that comes with caring for an aging parent.
The Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2023, introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, would let caregivers use their tax-free flexible spending or health savings accounts (FSAs and HSAs) to pay for their parents’ medical expenses.
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The Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2023, introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, would let caregivers use their tax-free flexible spending or health savings accounts (FSAs and HSAs) to pay for their parents’ medical expenses.
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AARP is strongly supporting a federal effort to set minimum staffing standards for the nation’s nursing homes for the first time.
While we applauded the effort in comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 6, we also suggested steps the agency could take to strengthen and better enforce the proposed new requirements.
Under the federal proposal, nursing homes that are funded through Medicare or Medicaid would be required to provide every resident with at least 0.55 hours of care from a registered nurse, plus 2.45 hours of care from a nurse aide each day.
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While we applauded the effort in comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 6, we also suggested steps the agency could take to strengthen and better enforce the proposed new requirements.
Under the federal proposal, nursing homes that are funded through Medicare or Medicaid would be required to provide every resident with at least 0.55 hours of care from a registered nurse, plus 2.45 hours of care from a nurse aide each day.
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AARP is backing a bill that aims to prevent drug companies from withholding information from federal agencies as a way to extend their monopolies on brand-name drugs.
The Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act would require pharmaceutical companies to certify that they are providing complete and consistent information to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when applying for drug approval or when seeking patents or patent extensions.
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The Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act would require pharmaceutical companies to certify that they are providing complete and consistent information to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when applying for drug approval or when seeking patents or patent extensions.
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AARP applauds Medicare for giving final approval Thursday to a rule change to allow health care professionals to be paid solely for time spent training family caregivers.
The decision means doctors, nurse practitioners, clinical psychologists, physical therapists and other health care professionals will be able to bill Medicare in some circumstances for time spent training caregivers to implement a loved one’s treatment plan.
AARP has long called on Medicare to do more to engage with family caregivers, and we strongly supported the proposal.
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The decision means doctors, nurse practitioners, clinical psychologists, physical therapists and other health care professionals will be able to bill Medicare in some circumstances for time spent training caregivers to implement a loved one’s treatment plan.
AARP has long called on Medicare to do more to engage with family caregivers, and we strongly supported the proposal.
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