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AMA, AARP And MOAA Call For Passage Of House Medicare Reform Bill, Vote Expected This Week On H.R. 3961
Today, leading advocates for seniors, military families and physicians joined together to call for passage of legislation in the House that will preserve access to care for seniors, baby boomers and military families through repeal of the broken Medicare physician payment formula. A vote on H.R.
AARP, Key Retirees’ Lobby, To Endorse Democrats’ Health Bill
AARP, the influential retirees’ lobby, is expected to endorse House Democrats’ plan to overhaul the health system today, the Associated Press reports, citing unnamed officials. “Backing the 10-year, $1.2 trillion House bill is a tricky move for AARP.
AARP Struggles To Educate Seniors About Health Care
The Hill reports: “Despite expending vast resources, the AARP has not been able to unite its own membership, Nancy LeaMond, the executive vice president of the organization’s social impact group, told reporters on Wednesday. AARP’s membership is roughly divided between Democrats, Republicans and independents, LeaMond told reporters.
The AARP Seeks A More Neutral Image
AARP, the seniors’ lobby that has shed as many as 60,000 members in two months over “its support of efforts to revamp the health care system,” will launch a campaign next week to regain ground with seniors and reestablish its advocacy role, USA Today reports.
Multimillion-Dollar AARP Campaign Busts The Myths Of The Health Care Debate
This week, AARP will launch the next phase of its Health Action Now campaign with a multimillion-dollar national advertising and grassroots push to ensure every American has a choice of doctor and dependable, affordable health insurance. The Association’s paid advertising-available online now-will run nationally on television, locally on radio, in print publications and online.
AARP Thanks President, Senate Leaders For Helping To Close The “Doughnut Hole”
Yesterday morning, AARP CEO A. Barry Rand delivered the following remarks at the White House announcement of a new agreement to substantially fill the Medicare Part D coverage gap: “Thank you Mr. President. AARP is proud to stand with you and Chairman Baucus and Senator Dodd to announce that the gap in Medicare’s drug coverage, known as the ‘doughnut hole,’ will be substantially filled for millions of middle income Americans as part of health reform.
AARP: Shaheen-Collins Bill Will Keep Americans Healthier And Out Of The Hospital
AARP today proudly endorsed the bipartisan “Medicare Transitional Care Act,” being introduced this week by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME). This critical legislation adds a follow-up care benefit to Medicare to ensure that people who leave the hospital get the care they need to stay healthy and avoid being readmitted.
AARP Endorses Bill To Help Americans Get Care In Their Own Homes
More than one million Americans are living in nursing homes, but many would prefer to receive the services they need in their own homes, where they would be more comfortable and potentially save the health care system money in the long run. Unfortunately, many Americans who want to be cared for at home can’t because of a costly institutional bias in Medicaid, which pays for nearly two-thirds of the country’s nursing home residents.
AARP Pushes Lawmakers To Improve Long-Term Care – Legislation Would Allow More Americans To Get Services At Home
As lawmakers return to Washington to tackle health care reform, AARP is pressing them to improve the country’s long-term care system as a part of comprehensive reform. Millions of older Americans rely on Medicaid for the long-term services and supports they need, but the program’s bias toward institutional care prevents most from getting more affordable care where they want it: their own homes.
AARP Endorses Bill To Crack Down On Medicare Fraud Bipartisan Legislation Will Reduce The Billions Lost To Fraud Each Year
AARP announced its endorsement of the bipartisan “Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection (STOP) Act,” sponsored by Senators Mel Martinez (R-FL), Bill Nelson (D-FL) and John Cornyn (R-TX). This legislation will help curb the billions of dollars spent on Medicare fraud each year.
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