Medicare Open Enrollment Deadline is Just Hours Away
SACRAMENTO - A deadline is fast approaching that may leave some older Californians without the health care coverage they need. Medicare s open enrollment deadline is Wed., Dec. 7 - tomorrow. Christina Clem, a spokesperson for AARP California, says those who ve waited until the last minute can still find help at such websites as www.medicare.gov and www.shiptalk.org . more...

AARP president -- Protect and strengthen SS, Medicare
BY CAROLYN LUCAS-ZENK WEST HAWAII TODAY clucas-zenk@westhawaiitoday.com A big bullet was dodged with the supercommittee's recent failure to reach an agreement on debt reduction, but the public should remain vigilant in "protecting and strengthening" Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, AARP National President Lee Hammond said Wednesday. These programs are still "prime targets of many in ...

AARP SURVEY: According to a survey by AARP, older Iowans are against making cuts to Social Security and Medicare in ...
A survey by the AARP, the largest lobbying group for older Americans, shows Iowans are against cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits to reduce the federal deficit.

AARP president speaks in Kona
By CAROLYN LUCAS-ZENK Stephens Media A big bullet was dodged with the supercommittee's recent failure to reach an agreement on debt reduction, but the public should remain vigilant in "protecting and strengthening" Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, AARP National President Lee Hammond said Wednesday. These programs are still "prime targets of many in Congress" looking for ways to slash the ...