The Power of the 50+ Voter
“The polls got it wrong.” We hear this a lot when election outcomes don’t match pre-vote predictions. But what about the exit polls – the Election Day surveys that pollsters and pundits use to tell us...
View ArticleEmployers Can Do More to Support Family Caregivers
With more than 60 percent of America’s 40 million family caregivers balancing their caregiving responsibilities with paid employment, there is a pressing need for employers to do more to support...
View ArticleGiving Thanks for America’s Family Caregivers
As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, let’s also remember that November is National Family Caregivers Month – a time to recognize and express our appreciation for America’s 40 million family...
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AARP Announces 2017 State Capitol Caregivers and Super Savers
In addition to advocating for older Americans in the halls of Congress, AARP staff and volunteers are working on the ground in all 50 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to...
View ArticleFrom Primary Care to Portable Care
With all of the focus last year on health insurance costs and coverage, it strikes me that we may not be paying enough attention to how people actually get their health care. Change is a constant in...
View ArticleDriving toward the Future
Last week, AARP hosted an event with POLITICO at the Detroit Auto Show. The topic: Driverless cars and the Future of Mobility. Now, if you’re wondering why AARP sponsored a panel that sounds more like...
View ArticleBipartisanship: Hard to see, but still alive
We certainly are living in very divisive times. On the big issues of the day, party and ideological lines are drawn with little, if any, common ground. And, the collegiality of Congresses past – the...
View ArticleWORK is the New Word for Retirement
In today’s world, the notion of an older person reaching their 60s and completely leaving the labor force is simply outdated. An AARP analysis of the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2017...
View ArticleCelebrating the Contributions of AARP Volunteers
As we kick-off National Volunteer Week, what words come to mind when you think about volunteers? Caring? Dedicated? Selfless? Perhaps all of the above? I’ll add two more . . . absolutely essential....
View ArticleAs Medicare Rolls Out New Cards, Fraudsters Roll Out New Scams
If you are one of America’s 55 million Medicare beneficiaries (or, if someone in your life is), you need to know about a big, POSITIVE change coming. Starting this month, the U.S. government is mailing...
View ArticleThe Clock is Ticking to Implement a New Law Helping America’s Caregiving...
AARP led a group of 75 organizations yesterday, calling on Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar to implement the bipartisan Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE)...
View ArticleMoving forward: Mobility Options are Key Element of Livable Communities
Think for a moment about everything you do in a typical week . . . going to work or school or volunteering, visiting friends and family, getting to a doctor’s appointment or the grocery store, grabbing...
View ArticleFCC and AARP Join Forces to Educate Older Americans about Phone Scams
We’ve all experienced our phones ringing off the hook with a barrage of telemarketing calls. While these calls can be a real nuisance, some are far worse. Scammers use the latest telemarketing...
View ArticleCandidates Who Ignore Older Voters Do So At Their Peril
With less than a month until Election Day, political campaigns are in high gear, and party control of Congress, Governor’s mansions and state houses are on the line. The landscape is volatile to say...
View ArticleWomen Caregivers: In a League of Their Own
As another baseball season draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the incredible opportunity every at bat represents: three strikes means at least three chances to make it count before it’s back to...
View ArticleMobility Solutions: Accelerating toward the Future
A few months ago, I wrote a blog about the vital role that transportation options play in what we at AARP call “livable communities” – great places to live for people of all ages. Being able to get...
View ArticleAARP Announces 2018 State Capitol Caregivers and Super Savers
In an election year filled with partisanship and political fights, it’s no surprise that many Americans feel that their voices aren’t being heard or that the issues that affect their lives aren’t being...
View ArticleSeniors Win Battle over Medicare Part D Doughnut Hole
“Any changes to Medicare should help, not hurt, patients,” say the PhRMA ads. Yet PhRMA’s actions tell a different story. Last February, Congress struck a bipartisan deal to help close the Medicare...
View ArticleLeveling the Playing Field for Older Workers
A career in Washington, DC, means a lot of turnover, and so, at the tender age of 50, I was job hunting after leaving the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative towards the end of the Clinton...
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