AARP Wyoming volunteers visit Capitol Hill

AARP Wyoming volunteers visit Capitol Hill

Posted on 06/12/2013 by | AARP Wyoming | Comments

Advocacy | Health & Wellbeing | Money & Work | Press AARP volunteers and staff from Wyoming visited Capitol Hill on June 12 to express opposition to the President’s proposed Social Security benefit cut known as Chained CPI and to support responsible solutions to strengthen Medicare for residents of Wyoming.  Meeting with Sen. John Barrasso, Sen. Mike Enzi, Rep. Cynthia Lummis and their staff, AARP volunteers urged our representatives to have a separate debate on Social Security and to back specific proposals that would strengthen Medicare and the health care system …

Wild Horse Gulch, an old west town at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Cheyenne Frontier Days discount available

Posted on 06/3/2013 by | AARP Wyoming | Comments

Events | Wyoming Starting to make those plans for summer vacation? Do they include a trip to Cheyenne to attend the Daddy of ‘em All, Cheyenne Frontier Days? Then be sure to come out and meet AARP Wyoming staff and other members at 2013 Cheyenne Frontier Days and hear what AARP is doing in your community. AARP will be in the Indian Village from 11 a.m. to noon July 20-26. Stop by to say hello, ask questions or just watch the amazing Little Sun …

Top 4 Travel Tips for Driving Abroad

Posted on 06/3/2013 by | AARP National | Comments

Home & Family | Wyoming By Julie E. Lee, Vice President & National Director, AARP Driver Safety, Education and Outreach Planning on traveling overseas this summer? If you’re considering renting a car, it is important to do some research ahead of time – driving abroad can be an adventure in itself. In more than 75 countries and territories, you drive on the left side of the road instead of the right, and the driver’s seat is on the right side of the car, rather than …

Gentlemen—Your Health Matters, Too! Get Insured, Get Screened, Get Healthy

Posted on 06/3/2013 by | AARP National | Comments

Health & Wellbeing | Wyoming By Nicole Duritz, Vice President, Health, AARP Education & Outreach This Father’s Day, I can’t help but think about the incredible men in my life. I have a father. He’s a terrific physician. I have a wise and talented brother. I have a wonderful husband and two amazing sons. Look, I may be a bit biased, but the one objective fact all the men in my life have in common is that they lead busy – some may say stressful …

AARP Wyoming

AARP Wyoming

Posted on 06/2/2013 by | AARP Wyoming | Comments

About AARP | Wyoming AARP Wyoming  2020 Carey Avenue, Mezzanine (map) Cheyenne, WY 82009 Phone: 1-866-663-3290 (toll-free) wyaarp@aarp.org Tim Summers – Wyoming State Director Renee Gamino – Associate State Director for Outreach Tim Lockwood – Associate State Director for Communications/State Advocacy Bret Baugh – Senior Operations Associate   For press inquiries only, please contact Tim Lockwood at (307) 432-5802.

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New Law Allows More People to Access Hospice Care

Posted on 06/1/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Advocacy | Health & Wellbeing | Home & Family | Wyoming A new law will allow more people to access end-of-life inpatient hospice care. Beginning July 1, the room-and-board expenses of low-income Wyoming residents cared for at hospice inpatient facilities will be paid by Medicaid. The law will give terminally ill people the option of spending their last days in hospice care rather than in a hospital or nursing home. Hospice provides around-the-clock medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support. AARP strongly supported the law to provide support for those in …

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