Posts with the tag AARP

Republican Psycho Babble

Larry Gordon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:03:47 EDT

President Barack Obama had a town hall meeting today sponsored by AARP. At this town hall, the President explained exactly what health care reform was and why it has to be. President Obama took questions fromt he audience and answered all questions well.

Immediately following the AARP sponsored town hall, CNN allowed Republican Representative from Virginia Eric Cantor to refute President Obama. Representative Cantor did not refute specifically any one item that President Obama said at the town hall. Republican Representative Eric Cantor went on his own spiel of degrading health care reform by reiterating Republican misinformation and flat out lies. In part, I blame the CNN reporter for not forcing the Republican Congressman to stick to specifics of the town hall.

One thing for sure: I can have no respect for the Republican Congressman from Virginia whose sole purpose was to browbeat President Obama and health care form. At the same time, Republican Representative Eric Cantor offered nothing, and for sure, offered the American people nothing but Republican partisanship at its crassest level.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

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Source: David Apperson

url: http://veterans.barackobama.com/page/community/tag/alternative-energy

AARP, which purports to be the seniors' friend, has a lot of explaining to do to Iowa's Senator Charles Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee.

John Lewis-Dickerson, Atlanta — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:13:27 EST

Sen. Grassley knows a good story when he sees it

COMMENTARY | November 10, 2008

AARP, asked by the Iowa senator to explain its profits from insurance plans it touts, suspends marketing of one of them. Gil Cranberg laments that the press has pretty much ignored this important story—and points out that it’s not too late for reporters and editors to get in on it.

By Gilbert Cranberg

AARP, which purports to be the seniors' friend, has a lot of explaining to do to Iowa's Senator Charles Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee. In a scorching letter to AARP, Grassley implies that the organization is more interested in profiting from seniors than in serving them.......

ENTIRE ARTICLE - http://niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=background.view&backgroundid=00301

PS. Senator Russ Feingold for Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (replacing Biden)

PALIN SAYS BIDEN TOO OLD

Madera Strong - Team Co-ordinator For City of Madera — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:27:14 EDT

McCain better watch out - Palin stated yesterday that Biden was too old...."I've been hearing about him since I was in second grade." Crowd laughs

Palin is now in dangerous territory. The AARP and Boomers do not appreciate negative speech about older Americans. McCain is older than Biden - so it comes back to haunt the McCain/Palin ticket. Biden as the Vice Presidential candidate has a wealth of knowledge and can help and advise President Obama on successful implementation of his platform.

OBAMA HAS ALWAYS TREATED McCAIN WITH RESPECT AND HAS NEVER MADE JOKES ABOUT McCAIN'S AGE. OBAMA IS A GENTLEMAN WITH INTEGRITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL AMERICANS, YOUNG, OLD, AND IN-BETWEEN.

PLEASE VOTE FOR OBAMA

My Recent Article at OpEdNews about McCain's problem with Florida Voters and Seniors

eznelson — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:35:43 EDT

Senior citizens are among our most vulnerable and they will vote for a president that they think can reverse the course of our economy and fix our broken healthcare system. McCain has brought into serious doubt whether he has the ability or will to tackle either of these problems and tried a method of distraction to keep everyone's eyes off our economy and healthcare system in crisis. It is time to regain the focus on these issues for Obama. Recent polling in Florida as of yesterday indicates that Florida is back in play for Obama. If Obama takes Florida from McCain, Obama wins hands down.

Full article is here. "McCain's problem with Florida Voters"

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Barack Speaks At AARP

Standing Up for Change — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:22:03 EDT

Did anyone see this webcast of BO at the AARP convention. This is a must see video. He got a standing ovation and they will not let him go ! Please, watch it and share your comments.

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thursday june 5 siting

Hussian — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:21:38 EDT

8:46pm thursday june 5 siting here watching fox news on ch 360 hannity show an all i been hearing for the last few months on how he hates Obama rec how ever on the same hand Mr hannity seems tobe doing the same thing Mr wright is doing hate speech is hate speech no matter whos saying it weather it be a preacher are talk show host if you really open your mind and look at it Mr hannity is no better then Mr wright ....wright was talking about bills wife like she was trash and hannity he is talking about Sen Obama like hes trash so tell me whats the dif

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How can older Americans help?

helens — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:16:53 EDT

Are you new to the Internet? Or are you pretty savvy in your work setting but overwhelmed by the web-based Obama campaign? Well, this is the place for you!

I'm trying to organize a corps of people (generally 55-70 but no limits imposed! :-) ) who will go out to senior centers and assisted-living developments. The idea will be to bring a self-contained internet unit--that is, something that will be able to connect to the Internet and show people the sites that will help them find out about Obama. I'm thinking along the lines of a recent article by Stephanopoulos setting out how to make up your mind about candidates.

I think that older people are pretty fact-based and what they need is access to information of interest to them. I'd like to bring lots of paper information, too, and, if possible, line up younger people to bring volunteer work to THEM--like mailing letters to their friends.

Aging America Can We Afford It?

Health Care Consultant — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:58:05 EDT

In America, of course we can afford anything, if we all work and pay the escalting bills in spite of our other human needs and realistic expectations. Just like the cost of climate and energy let it go and then panic when we are out of money. But never fear the academics have come up with another catch all solution for the 77 million Baby Boomers hitting 60 - Aging in Place - where everyone basks in the safety of their own home. "Aging in Place," according to the intellectuals, means that the culture of the past is the home of the future. It is the $64 trillion dollar question. Who is going to pay for unhealthy Americans when one third of the work force retires and the providers and politicians waste one half the money on the pursuit of money? If Aging in Place is to have a chance at ever working, many changes must take place in the home and in our society: 1) Fitness and nutrition must be put in place and adhered to.2) Chronic disease needs to be prevented.3) Work life cannot end at 65.4) The home must be set up to accept some disabilities.5) Transportation for the disabled must be designed for ease of use.6) Health care insurance must pay for preventing disease and preserving health.7) The government needs to standardize what they are going to pay for and honor the commitment, regardless of the economics.8) Wasted resources must be removed from health care practices using technology, payment incentives and care planning.9) Politicians should not have the final call on allocation of resources.10) Performance must be the basis for payment, supported by evidence of what the payment is pursuing and attainment of a positive outcome. The idea that Aging in Place means every home must be a nursing home, an emergency room, a doctor's office and a place to die is not a feasible or rational solution. Here's why (see extended blog):

A Better Way to Elect Our President

John Cavanaugh — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:02:37 EDT

In an era of shrinking "soundbites" from candidates and non-stop "horserace" media coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign, CNN and AARP's "Divided We Fail" campaign should be applauded for their recent efforts to host two unique and meaningful debates for the Democratic and Republican candidates.

At this stage of the process, it is extremely difficult to create an effective forum as the sheer number of candidates tends to limit the political discourse. To counter this vexing problem, the organizers extended the time of the debate to two hours. Most importantly, an innovative format allowed for undecided voters to directly question the candidates during the second half of the event.

If our democracy is to continue to succeed, citizens must be given the opportunity to take center stage. For example, divisive and polarizing issues such as Iraq become much less abstract when candidates are forced to directly engage a real voter who lost her brother in this conflict or the wife of a disabled veteran who has to drive 150 miles each way to see a doctor.

While it looks as if the Ohio primary will remain late in the process, there is a possibility that the University of Cincinnati may be selected by the Commission for Presidential Debates to host a forum. If so, the organizers there should replicate the model established by CNN and AARP. We now have a historic opportunity to let citizens set the agenda for this election and to create a better way to elect our leaders. Hopefully, Ohio will lead the way this time!

AARP widens Health Care coverage.

John H. Frenster, M.D. — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:49:53 EDT

Published in WSJ, Tuesday, April 17, 2007

AARP to Offer Health Coverage To Wider Group

By VANESSA FUHRMANS
April 17, 2007; Page D2

The powerful senior lobby AARP announced an ambitious expansion in the health-care products it markets to older Americans, targeting in particular the roughly 7 million who are still under the age of 65 and have no coverage.

As part of the expansion, the 38 million-member organization renewed and expanded a longstanding contract with UnitedHealth Group Inc. to continue to sell AARP-branded indemnity health plans, Medicare supplement policies and drug benefit plans. It will also market private, comprehensive Medicare plans, known as Medicare Advantage, under the AARP name. The group also struck a new partnership with Aetna Inc. to design, underwrite and administer a range of health plans for the under-65 set.

AARP says its move is an effort to improve the health and to bring more affordable and stable health care coverage to a population that increasingly finds it out of reach. Unless they're covered by an employer, many Americans between the ages of 50 and 64 find individual insurance either too expensive or simply unavailable from health insurers eager to avoid customers in declining health.

The deals also illustrate how providing health care for older Americans has become a big business, even as AARP tries to remain a consumer health advocate for its members.

The deals are a coup for both insurers, though Medicare still represents the much larger share of the business. UnitedHealth's existing partnership with AARP has already helped make it the largest seller of Medicare products, and generates roughly $5 billion in annual revenue just from selling Medicare supplement plans. For the first time, though, the insurers' income will also be tied to whether they improve the health care of plan members, provide easy-to-read policy materials and reach certain benchmarks in corporate governance, responsibility and diversity, AARP said.

AARP executives say the deals will help them reach their target of providing health insurance products to roughly 14 million people by 2014, up from 7 million today. Through its new and expanded partnerships with Aetna and UnitedHealth, AARP expects to generate some $4.4 billion in health care-related royalties over the next seven years, $1.5 billion more than its previous projections. AARP's CEO, Bill Novelli, said much of the money would be ploughed back into other health care access and affordability initiatives.

AARP's scale would help keep a lid on the new plans' costs, executives said.

Although Aetna would still underwrite, or price premiums individually based on a customer's health and demographics, it would be required to take a more flexible approach than many commercial insurers currently do. Members who bought the plans also would have access to disease management programs and other tools designed to monitor and improve chronic conditions such as diabetes—and which are typically only available through an employer group plan.

Likewise in the Medicare realm, UnitedHealth will be required to commit to providing AARP-branded Medicare Advantage plans in a given market for at least two years. Federal law requires insurers to stick to providing the plans a minimum one year.

AARP said the plans would become available at the beginning of 2008.