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The AARP has officially endorsed the House Democratic health care bill, a major boost for the legislation two days before a historic vote.
About 60,000 senior citizens have quit AARP since July 1 due to the group's support for a health care overhaul, a spokesman for the organization said Monday.
A group usually seen as one of Barack Obama's allies in the health care debate — AARP — says the president went too far Tuesday when he said the seniors lobby had endorsed the legislation pending in Congress.
AARP's former events director has pleaded guilty in a scam involving a sham company he created to get $250,000 in contracts from the advocacy group.
Prices of the most popular brand-name prescription drugs are on the rise even as the economy falters, the AARP says.
AARP has long been seen as the domain of the aged. But its new CEO says the group's central issue of health care reform makes it an advocate for every age group.
A former Avis chairman and CEO has been named the first black CEO of AARP.
Once upon a time, multigenerational households were the rule in an America that was still primarily rural and based on the family farm. We’re not exactly back to those thrilling days of yesteryear, but for nearly a decade the trend has been heading in that direction.
Many people who are near or at retirement age are desperate right now. They’ve seen a dramatic decline in the value of their retirement accounts and they are looking for a way out. Unethical salespeople are eager to take advantage of this.
Actress Sally Field had some advice for the mature crowd celebrating AARP's 50th anniversary on a sunny day at the Lincoln Memorial: Don't get burned.
AARP, the national advocacy group for older Americans, is being accused of age discrimination.
Drug makers increased their prices last year by an average of 7.4 percent for brand-name medicines most commonly prescribed to the elderly, according to the advocacy group AARP.
While Social Security recipients will enter 2010 --- and perhaps to 2013 --- without the usual upward cost of living adjustment (COLA), something that hasn't happened since automatic adjustments were adopted 34 years ago, word out this week is government workers are slated to g …
Senate Republicans to Keep Focus on Medicare Cuts in Health Care BillJohn McCain did not look like a man who had just lost a vote in the Senate.
McCain Urges Seniors to Abandon AARPSen. John McCain is urging senior citizens to cut up their AARP membership cards and mail the pieces back to the organization, claiming AARP has betrayed them.
This is part II of my two part article. Part I, dealing mainly with mammograms and the potential killing of women--really all of us--in the name of health care "reform", appeared yesterday.
'Death Panels' Hypocrisy: RNC Health Insurance Provider Promotes End-Of-Life CounselingOver the summer, one of the GOP’s loudest complaints against health care legislation was a provision offering senior citizens Medicare reimbursement for end-of-life counseling.
New Anti-Reform Scare Ad Targeting Seniors Was Created By Maker Of Racially-Tinged Willie Horton SpotThe massive ad campaign designed to frighten seniors about health care reform currently being waged by the 60 Plus Association, the self-styled conservative counterpart to AARP, is the handiwork of the same ad guru that created the infamous Willie Horton ads, we've confirmed.
ObamaCare endorsements: What the bribe wasAs the suicidal Democratic congressmen proceed to rubber-stamp the Obama healthcare reform despite the drubbing their party took in the '09 elections, the president trotted out the endorsements of the AMA and the AARP to stimulate support.
The concept was good in the beginning, being a "voice" for retirees and their issues. Then, the magazine broadened its base to include anyone over the age of fifty. Meaning a lot of seniors are still actively working.
House health care bill wins 2 top backersWashington (CNN) -- The push to overhaul health care received a major boost Thursday as the American Medical Association and AARP endorsed legislation drafted by top House Democrats.
AARP's tacit endorsement of Medicare cuts line its pockets, but shortchanges seniors -- chicagotribune.comClearly something must be up with AARP.
This article more or less writes itself. On Wednesday, several media outlets reported that the AARP would be officially endorsing the House Democrat healthcare plan, set to be voted on this weekend. The AARP is expected to make their official announcemment today (Thursday).
AARP to endorse House health bill, sources say - Health care reform- msnbc.comIn a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Is A A R P The G O P'S New ACORN? Hey, wait a minute, I'm a member of AARP.
The Effects of Investing the Social Security Trust Fundsin GNMA Mortgage-Backed SecuritieSocial security is one of the most successful government programs in the United States.
Cash for Oldsters - A $250 bribe to help the ObamaCare medicine go downNo one ever went broke underestimating political cynicism, but these days even we can't keep up: On Wednesday, President Obama announced that he wants to send every American senior a $250 check.
Remember a month or tow ago, when President Obama made a speech saying that AARP was "on board" with his health care "plan" (WHAT PLAN?), and Obama otherwise suggested that AARP had endorsed his "plan"? You will remember that AARP put out a statement--apparently in response to i …
"WASHINGTON - No sooner than the Senate Finance Committee's chairman released his long-awaited health care bill today than Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it's not good enough for Nevada.
AARP Challenges Health Insurance Industry Report - "Not worth the paper it's written on"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supporters of President Barack Obama's drive to remake health care are pushing back against a dire report from the insurance industry warning of hefty new costs for consumers from the latest legislation.
President Obama held one of those media events today that "works" (does it anymore?) only with a CORRUPT mainstream media--uninterested in the truth and interested only in supporting Obama.
A Heated Debate Is Dividing Generations in AARP In hundreds of meetings with millions of its members to promote a health care overhaul, AARP, the huge organization for older Americans, has often found itself forced to referee a battle between generations.
Lawmakers eye Medicare trims to pay for health overhaulWe knew it would happen - how the overhaul will lead to reduced access to health-care.
Critical Condition: Doctor shortage fears surface At Wednesday's AARP health care forum in Port Richey, raised hands replaced the screaming matches we saw throughout August
This is a follow-up to my previous article, "Health Care Myths: AARP Supports Attacks on Elderly...." This was not orginally intended as part 2 of my article, because it is not even lprimarily my article. Most of this was written by marc-1276940.
See my previous article about how AARP has betrayed the senior citizens it supposedly represents.
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