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No Silver Bullet: Lessons From International Programs for Financing Long-Term...
Life spans are increasing around the world, but countries differ enormously in how they deal with increasing demands for long-term services and supports (LTSS). AARP International recently sponsored a...
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5 Things to Know for Feb. 15 Obamacare Sign-Up Deadline
Feb. 15 is the enrollment deadline for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, now in its second year. Here are five developments as the deadline approaches: 1. The number of enrollees for 2015 has...
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Health Among Top Issues That Matter Most to African Americans
In January 2011, AARP interviewed Americans 50 and older from every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. We asked about their dreams as they think about what is next in...
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Tax Time Reprieve for Obamacare Procrastinators
The Obama administration said Friday it will allow a special health law enrollment period from March 15 to April 30 for consumers who realize while filling out their taxes that they owe a fee for not...
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Rate of Americans Without Health Insurance Hit New Low in 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The share of Americans without health insurance dropped to its lowest level in seven years in 2014 as President Barack Obama’s overhaul took full effect, according to an extensive...
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Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Health Care Law
For the second time in three years, the federal Affordable Care Act went before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. And before a packed courtroom, a divided group of justices mostly picked up right where...
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Medicaid Expansion Helps Cut Rate of Older, Uninsured Adults From 12% to 8%
The health law’s expansion of Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes over the poverty line was key to reducing the uninsured rate among 50- to 64-year-olds from nearly 12 percent to 8 percent in...
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AARP Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on ACA
AARP applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision today that allows individuals who purchased health insurance through the federal exchange to continue receiving subsidies to help pay...
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Supreme Court Rules Health Insurance Subsidies Can Continue in All States
Some 6.4 million Americans in states relying on the healthcare.gov federal insurance exchange will continue to receive subsidies for coverage after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 25 that the...
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Take Advantage of Medicare’s Free Preventive Services
Being able to treat a medical problem is good, but dodging the problem altogether is even better. That seems obvious, yet Medicare has only recently expanded coverage for services that help prevent or...
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Congress Approves Bill Bolstering Medicare Patients’ Hospital Rights
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation Monday night requiring hospitals across the nation to tell Medicare patients when they receive observation care but have not been admitted to the...
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Feel Like You’re Paying More for Health Insurance? Blame Deductibles
Though workers have seen moderate increases in health insurance premiums in recent years, deductibles and the number of workers paying them have increased sharply, according to a new study by Kaiser...
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What Workers Can Expect During Open Enrollment
Heads-up, workers. Open enrollment season is just around the corner. That’s when you’ll make your selections for the benefits you’ll receive next year. Here are a few changes you may see in your...
View ArticleIt Pays to Compare Your Medicare Plan Options
It’s that time of year again: Medicare Open Enrollment. Open enrollment is the one time of year when you can re-evaluate your Medicare health and prescription drug plans and switch to ones that offer...
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Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Is Underway; Shop Smart
AARP encourages Americans to review their health insurance options during the Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period that started Sunday. Open enrollment (from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31) is an...
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Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Health Care Law
For the second time in three years, the federal Affordable Care Act went before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. And before a packed courtroom, a divided group of justices mostly picked up right where...
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Medicaid Expansion Helps Cut Rate of Older, Uninsured Adults From 12% to 8%
The health law’s expansion of Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes over the poverty line was key to reducing the uninsured rate among 50- to 64-year-olds from nearly 12 percent to 8 percent in...
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AARP Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on ACA
AARP applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision today that allows individuals who purchased health insurance through the federal exchange to continue receiving subsidies to help pay...
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Supreme Court Rules Health Insurance Subsidies Can Continue in All States
Some 6.4 million Americans in states relying on the healthcare.gov federal insurance exchange will continue to receive subsidies for coverage after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 25 that the...
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Take Advantage of Medicare’s Free Preventive Services
Being able to treat a medical problem is good, but dodging the problem altogether is even better. That seems obvious, yet Medicare has only recently expanded coverage for services that help prevent or...
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