Jennifer Millea

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-- The following is a guest blog by Kate Emery, founder and CEO of reSET, The Social Enterprise Trust --

AARP is holding it's next Virtual Career Fair on September 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET. This live event offers you a great way to re-charge a job search, meet potential employers, get timely job search advice, and connect with other job seekers.

AARP is working to ensure you have the financial security you need to take charge of your future and live independently as you age. We’re fighting to protect the Social Security benefits you’ve earned and to ensure every American worker is treated fairly on the job, regardless of age. We’re also giving you free and unbiased information to help you plan, work and save for retirement.

The following guest blog was written by Deborah Casey, M.A. -- A family caregiver for her mother for 14 years, Deborah is the founder and chief event organizer for CAREGIVERDOWNTIME.COM, a respite project that provides events and other resources for family caregivers. She resides in East Hampton, CT. --

Are you or someone you know a grandparent raising grandchildren or younger than 65 collecting Medicare due to a disability who may have a minor child at home? The Husky A Medicaid income limit in Connecticut for parents and caretaker relatives of minor children has been decreased from 196% of the federal poverty level to 155% of the federal poverty level effective August 1, 2015. Approximately 18,547 parents/caregivers who are working will be allowed to maintain their Medicaid coverage as Transitional Medical Assistance (TMI) for a one year period beginning August 1, 2015. 1,281 parents and caregivers who are not working will receive notices this week that their Medicaid Husky A benefits will be ending on August 31, 2015.

Family caregivers in Connecticut provided 427 million hours of care—worth an estimated $5.93 billion—to their parents, spouses, partners, and other adult loved ones in 2013, according to AARP Public Policy Institute’s new report, Valuing the Invaluable: 2015 Update. The total estimated economic value of uncompensated care provided by the nation’s family caregivers surpassed total Medicaid spending ($449 billion), and nearly equaled the annual sales ($469 billion) of the four largest U.S. tech companies combined (Apple, Hewlett Packard, IBM, and Microsoft) in 2013.

Connecticut residents may be putting themselves at risk for investment fraud and identity theft, according to a new survey released by AARP Connecticut as part of its Fraud Watch Network initiative.

Thanks largely to the efforts of AARP members and volunteers, the 2015 legislative session included passage of a number of bills that will benefit older residents in Connecticut and their families, including new support for family caregivers, a ban on deceptive variable rate electric contracts, a new uniform power of attorney law and more.

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