The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is now an Age-Friendly State
Governor Charlie Baker has announced that Massachusetts has joined the network of AARP Age-Friendly States and the World Health Organization Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. We thank Governor Baker for his leadership on this issue of importance to Bay State residents of all ages.
Home care aides get a raise, but it only makes a dent
Al Norman
During debate on the state budget that begins July 1, the state Senate voted unanimously to add $6.1 million to give home care...
AARP’s 2017 budget priorities
Massachusetts elected officials prepared the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) commonwealth budget proposal, a $40.5 billion spending plan which funds key priorities.
Flexible spending accounts makes eye surgery affordable
By Steven A. Nielsen
A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) helps pay for medical expenses not covered by insurance. With the costs of health insurance on...
Planning a stress-free garden
“Many people came by and said they never thought about planting vegetables in anything other than in the ground.”
Paul Ryan: ‘Path To Prosperity’ or road to nowhere?
By Al Norman
In April, U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan, R-WI, introduced a federal budget resolution for 2014 that was equally controversial with past budgets from...
New machines fight battle of the bulge
Take heart, all you baby boomers who have let the years pass without a commitment to toning your abs and thighs or challenging your cardiovascular system.
Free Resources for Veterans
mes, veterans face all sorts of problems: needing to afford home health care or an assisted living apartment, to appealing disability claims and recharacterizing discharges.
Credit freeze bill clears the Senate
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts Photo Mike Festa
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S.B. 2455: An Act Removing Fees for Security Freezes and Disclosures of Consumer Credit...
Senior Athletes: Advocates for wellness
By G, Gregory Tooker, CPCU
The debate about national health care rolls on and on. The fact remains, however, that nearly every first world nation on the face of the planet considers access to affordable health care a basic right. The United States has been wrestling with this enormous challenge for years.
Unfortunately, we are home to some of the most unfit people on earth. Poor diet and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle are mostly to blame. Nearly one person in 10 suffers from some form of diabetes. Many cases are of the type two variety, potentially reversible through improved diet and moderate exercise, but often patients opt for the easier but far more expensive pharmaceutical approach.
