Dec 5, 2019Over 4 million Americans at risk of surprise tax increase if medical expense deduction not extended.WASHINGTON—AARP Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Bill Sweeney released the following statement calling on Congress to extend and make permanent the medical expense deduction before...
Nov 20, 2019National Kidney Foundation and the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality receive grants for proposals to improve health care of older adults.WASHINGTON—AARP is pleased to announce that the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality are the winners of the 2019 AARP Quality...
Nov 14, 2019New AARP Report Looks at Key Issues and Emerging Trends in Family CaregivingWASHINGTON — Approximately 41 million unpaid family caregivers provided an estimated 34 billion hours of care — worth a staggering $470 billion — to their parents, spouses, partners, and...
Nov 13, 2019WASHINGTON—Retail prices for 267 brand-name drugs commonly used by older adults surged by an average of 5.8% in 2018, more than twice the general inflation rate of 2.4%, according to new AARP...
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Oct 28, 2019
WASHINGTON—AARP Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Bill Sweeney released the following statement on the approval by the United States House of Representatives of H.R. 4334, the Dignity...
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Oct 23, 2019
WASHINGTON—AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer Nancy LeaMond released the following statement on today’s markup of H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of...
Oct 17, 2019AARP calls on Congress to rein in high drug prices and strengthen Medicare by including hearing, dental, and vision coverageWASHINGTON—Today, AARP National Volunteer President Catherine Alicia Georges, EdD, RN, testified at the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing on “Investing in the U.S. Health System by...
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Sep 19, 2019
WASHINGTON—AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer Nancy LeaMond released the following statement today, applauding the introduction of legislation in the U.S....
Sep 19, 2019AARP analysis finds the average annual price for widely used prescription drugs is nearly $20,000WASHINGTON—A new AARP Public Policy Institute report, released today, shows that retail prices for a combined set of 754 widely used brand name, generic, and specialty prescription drugs...
Aug 23, 2019American Enterprise Group, Inc. (AEG) announced today that Medico Insurance Company, one of AEG’s insurance subsidiaries, has an agreement that will allow AARP members to enroll in the AARP® Short-Term Care Insurance from Medico product. This product, available exclusively to AARP members, is expected to be offered in several states in early 2020.
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