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  • Jun 12, 2017
    Steps Up Opposition to Harmful Health Bill with Visits to Capitol Hill, Phone Calls, Social Media

    WASHINGTON, DC — AARP today announced new television ads against the Age Tax and other provisions in the health care bill, urging 11 U.S. Senators in eight states to “vote No” on the...

  • Jun 12, 2017

    WASHINGTON, DC—AARP’s IT department has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Places to Work in IT by IDG’s Computerworld for the second consecutive year. Computerworld gives the award to organizations that challenge their IT staff, while providing great benefits and competitive compensation, and ample opportunities for growth. This year AARP ranked an outstanding number 4 among midsize organizations up from number 16 from last year.

  • Jun 8, 2017
    More Companies Respond to the Growing Needs of Working Caregivers With Expert Resources, Flexible Work Arrangements, Paid Time Off, Online Tools, and High-Touch Services

    WASHINGTON, DC— Today, AARP and the Respect A Caregiver’s Time Coalition (ReACT) released a new report, “Supporting Working Caregivers: Case Studies of Promising Practices,” which points...

  • Jun 6, 2017
    Aging Readiness and Competitiveness (ARC) Report Looks at Challenges, Opportunities Presented by Massive Growth of Age-60-Plus Population Globally and Ways 12 Nations Are Addressing Them

    WASHINGTON, DC and PARIS—A comprehensive new report, released today by AARP, examines the preparedness levels of 12 nations -- Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States -- for the profound challenges their societies and economies face as the number of people age-60-and-up in their populations more than doubles over the next generation, as is projected to happen by 2050, by the United Nations, the World Bank and others.

  • Jun 5, 2017
    In this issue of AARP The Magazine: Steve Martin shares his journey back to stand-up comedy, Americans find out what they should expect at their half-century mark, the power of cross-generational friendships and timeshare scams that are trapping older adults.

    WASHINGTON, DC—What should you expect in your 50s? With retirement years around the corner, splurging on homes, vacations and cars could be a major mistake – but it’s what we most love to do! Welcome to your most critical decade of making smart decisions on finances, health and self. The June/July issue of AARP The Magazine (ATM), includes a special report on what Americans should expect at their half-century mark, highlighting the challenges and opportunities related to wealth, health and happiness.

  • Jun 1, 2017
    Plus, 12 Best Tricks of Super Savers; Scam Alert: An Owner’s Manual for Finding an Honest Mechanic; Five Surprising Reasons You’re Up at 4 a.m.; An Interview with Celebrated Comedian Carl Reiner; and More

    WASHINGTON, DC—We are in the midst of our nation’s deadliest drug epidemic ever and it is hitting older Americans particularly hard, reports AARP. In this multi-story special report titled “The Opioid Menace,” AARP Bulletin reveals that almost one-third of all Medicare patients — nearly 12 million people — were prescribed opioid painkillers in 2015, drugs that can become addictive in as few as five days.

  • Jun 1, 2017

    WASHINGTON, DC—America’s beloved comedic legend is BACK! Steve Martin is looking great and making people laugh more than ever as he makes his triumphant return to the comedy stage.

  • May 30, 2017
    Four cities to host meal-packing events; AARP Foundation releases survey results showing grocery shopping disparities

    WASHINGTON, DC—AARP Foundation today announced the expansion of its annual meal pack challenge from one event in Washington, D.C., to a Summer of Service to Seniors℠ involving four events in four cities, beginning in Memphis, Tennessee.

  • May 25, 2017
    Staying Sharp and Chef Thomas Show Users How to Maintain and Help Improve Brain Health through Recipes and Tips

    WASHINGTON, DC – Staying Sharp, a subscription-based brain health platform from AARP, announces Daniel Thomas, acclaimed chef, author and philanthropist, as their newest AARP Healthy Living...

  • May 25, 2017
    Sophisticated, but Fake, Pop-Up Alerts Being Used to Dupe Consumers Nationwide

    WASHINGTON, DC—With people being victimized at an alarming rate by fraudulent pop-up messages that warn computer users of a purported virus infection or urgently needed repair, the AARP Fraud Watch Network has launched a major campaign to raise awareness of the “Tech Support Scam.”

  • May 24, 2017
    Older Americans “disproportionately” impacted with Age Tax, removal of preexisting condition protections according to Congressional Budget Office Analysis.

    WASHINGTON, DC — AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released a statement today following the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) release of new numbers revealing the...

  • May 24, 2017
    Group Continues Actions Opposing Harmful Health Bill

    WASHINGTON, DC—AARP today announced new television ads against the Age Tax and other provisions in the health care bill, urging Senators to “vote No” on the legislation. The seven figure ad buy began airing this week in the states of US Senators Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Dean Heller (R-NV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK).

  • May 23, 2017

    In a statement today following the release of the White House proposed budget, AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond opposed cuts that would harm American families

  • May 18, 2017
    AARP urges Congress to pass much-needed federal tax credit for nation’s family caregivers

    AARP commends the sponsors of the bipartisan Credit for Caring Act that would help support America’s family caregivers by offering a federal tax credit of up to $3,000 annually for those who qualify. The Credit for Caring Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 1151) by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and in the U.S. House (H.R. 2505) by Representatives Tom Reed (R-NY) and Linda Sánchez (D-CA).

  • May 15, 2017
    Letter to Senate Warns Against Age Tax, Taking Away Pre-existing Condition Protections, Massive Health Care Cost Increases

    WASHINGTON, DC—AARP today sent a letter to every member of the U.S. Senate urging them to start from scratch on the health care legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week....

  • May 11, 2017

    WASHINGTON, DC — As one of the few nonprofits recognized, this is the first year AARP is named among OMNIKAL’s (formerly DiversityBusiness.com) list of the top 50 companies in America for...

  • May 10, 2017

    NEW YORK, NY– AARP culminated a one-of-a-kind design competition with Parsons School of Design at The New School Tuesday, May 9. Parsons senior Camila Chiriboga was named winner of the Disrupt...

  • May 9, 2017
    EverSafe is Co-Consumer Choice Winner for Financial Tech Along with LifeSite

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2017 CONTACT: AARP Media, 202-434-2560, media@aarp.org AARP Innovation@50+ Announces Winners of LivePitch: GoGoGrandparent and Golden as Judges’ Choices; Siren...

  • May 5, 2017
    Legislation intended to help the nation's 40 million family caregivers

    AARP announced its support of the bipartisan Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act that would require the development of a national strategy to support family...

  • May 4, 2017
    Plans to hold Members of Congress accountable while renewing opposition in Senate

    WASHINGTON, DC — AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond reiterated AARP’s opposition to the health bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives that would harm American families who...

  • May 3, 2017

    Washington, DC — Following the narrow passage of H.J. Res. 66 today in the U.S. Senate, AARP released the following statement from AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond expressing...

  • May 3, 2017
    New Upton amendment to health bill does little to reduce massive premium increases for people with preexisting health conditions

    WASHINGTON, DC — AARP Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer Nancy A. LeaMond sent the following letter today to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives in response to the Upton Amendment...

  • May 2, 2017
    AARP and Skyhorse Publishing release essential consumer guide to hidden risks of mixing food, supplements, and medicine.

    Washington, DC — Millions of Americans age 50-plus take prescription drugs, yet few know the health risks of taking them along with certain foods and over-the-counter (OTC) supplements. For...

  • May 1, 2017
    Opposes Legislation that Would Harm Opportunities for Small Businesses

    Washington, DC — Today AARP reinforced its opposition to House Joint Resolution (H.J. Res.) 66, which could have a chilling effect on state and local retirement savings initiatives. In a letter...

  • Apr 27, 2017
    Plus, The Grandparent Boom, Don't Eat This if You're Taking That; Behavioral Economics: How We are Nudged into Doing the Right Thing; When to Get Disability Insurance; Why It's Important to Have a Will; and More

    WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump said recently that drug companies are "getting away with murder." But the truth is the high prices drug companies charge for prescription medicine in America are...