AHIP To Launch Campaign Against Medicare Advantage Plan Payment Cut (Medical News Today)
America's Health Insurance Plans on Wednesday announced plans to launch an advertising campaign that seeks to prevent a proposed reduction in reimbursements to private Medicare Advantage plans, Roll Call reports (Ackley, Roll Call, 7/25). House Democrats have proposed the reduction as part of a bill that would reauthorize and expand SCHIP by $50 billion over five years. [click link for full ...

AARP And AMA Announce Joint National TV Ads Urging Congress To Protect Medicare And Cover America's Kids (Medical News Today)
AARP, representing nearly 39 million Americans 50-plus, and the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest physician group, joined forces to announce a national TV advertising buy to push for legislation that protects Medicare and extends health insurance to millions of uninsured children. The TV ad will run across the country and in Washington, DC from July 23 through August 3. ...

AUDIO from Medialink and AARP: New Health Care Legislation Helps Protect People in Medicare and Keep Costs Down (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
There's a new health care package in the House of Representatives aimed at making sure vulnerable Americans can get the medical help they need. David Sloane, Director of Government Relations for AARP, says the House has an opportunity to address the needs of the most vulnerable -- uninsured children and older Americans -- and shape the building blocks for full-scale health reform.

Senior Centers and Groups (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
AARP Chapter 2353 Meeting 3rd. Tue. St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 203 N. Valley Forge Rd., Devon.