FOUR FLORIDA BUSINESSES HONORED ON 2013 LIST OF BEST EMPLOYERS FOR WORKERS OVER 50

FOUR FLORIDA BUSINESSES HONORED ON 2013 LIST OF BEST EMPLOYERS FOR WORKERS OVER 50

Posted on 06/17/2013 by | AARP Florida | Comments

About AARP | Florida | Money & Work | Press St. Petersburg, FL – FCCI Insurance Group of Sarasota, Central Florida Health Alliance of Leesburg, Lee County Electric Cooperative of North Ft. Myers, and the School Board of Brevard County are all being honored by AARP and the Society for Human Resource Management as some of the 2013 Best Employers for Workers Over 50. All four employers join a diverse group of health systems, corporations, government agencies, and non-profits on the list, announced today by AARP and SHRM. “As the …

AARP Florida: A new day for health coverage of modest means; state agencies must step up, state House leaders should expand coverage

AARP Florida: A new day for health coverage of modest means; state agencies must step up, state House leaders should expand coverage

Posted on 06/14/2013 by | AARP Florida | Comments

Advocacy | Florida | Health & Wellbeing | Press Tallahassee, Fla.  – AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson issued this statement Friday in reaction to the federal Health and Human Services’ Department decision to approve a state plan to transfer all Florida Medicaid patients needing acute health care into managed-care plans:    “For better or worse, it is a new day for this important health-coverage program in Florida.  It’s time for state agencies to step up and prove that this new system will deliver the improvements in access to care, …

Many Floridians 50+ delay complete retirement

Many Floridians 50+ delay complete retirement

Posted on 05/30/2013 by | AARP Florida | Comments

Florida | Home & Family For older Americans, complete retirement can raise scary possibilities, and for many it isn’t a possibility at all. A recent survey conducted by AARP shows that only one in five adults would completely retire when the time comes. “This survey underscores what’s a growing reality:  The dream of a financially secure retirement is slipping away for many, just as Washington is weighing plans to further cut retirement benefits,” said Jeff Johnson, AARP Florida state director. Most Floridians age 50+, both …

AARP Florida Names Opa Locka Chapter to Top Honor

AARP Florida Names Opa Locka Chapter to Top Honor

Posted on 05/28/2013 by | AARP Florida | Comments

Florida | Local Resources | Volunteering Opa-Locka, Fla. - Opa Locka’s AARP Chapter 4005 is Florida’s AARP Chapter of the Year, AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson announced. Doug Heinlen, AARP State President  presented a plaque and a Chapter of the Year Table Cover at the event, which took place at the Mount Zion AME church, 15250 NW 22nd Avenue in Miami Gardens today, Tuesday, May 28th, at 11:00 a.m. Chosen from nearly two dozen chapters on the basis of its service to the community, its advocacy on …

The Chained CPI is a “double whammy” for Florida veterans

Posted on 05/24/2013 by | AARP Florida | Comments

Advocacy | Florida | Money & Work Washington calls it a “minor technical change” in Social Security.  Here’s how minor Washington’s Chained CPI plan would actually be for Ken Reinhardt:  $12,000 over the next 20 years. Reinhardt, of Coral Springs, Fla., is a U.S. Navy veteran and relies on his veterans’ benefits to survive. However, now the government is trying to dip into Social Security and veterans’ benefits to reduce the deficit. President Obama and some in Congress are proposing a plan called the Chained CPI – …

Florida 2013 legislative session a mixed bag for Floridians 50+

Florida 2013 legislative session a mixed bag for Floridians 50+

Posted on 05/22/2013 by | AARP Florida | Comments

Advocacy | Florida The 2013 Florida Legislature failed to expand health care access for low income Floridians, including those age 50 and older.   Lawmakers also failed for a second year in a row to reform the assisted-living industry despite some scandals uncovered by the news media. But lawmakers did take positive steps by correcting mistakes in election law, by banning texting while driving and by providing modest increases for home-and-community-based state long-term care services for frail elders, AARP Florida’s state director said Friday. …

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