Jessica Prell

As AARP continues to fight for the Social Security benefits that millions of Americans have earned, we are constantly reminded of its importance as part of a secure retirement for older Wisconsinites. Social Security provides a stable source of retirement income and has kept many older people out of poverty.

As the temperature drops and heating costs rise in Wisconsin, chances are you or someone you know may be eligible for assistance. The Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) helps approximately 225,000 eligible households pay a portion of their home heating and electric costs annually. The amount of the energy assistance benefit varies depending on a variety of factors, including the household’s size, income, and energy costs.

As she sat in the driver’s seat of her brand new SUV at a recent CarFit event in Middleton in mid-January, Mariann Muzzi couldn’t help but laugh as she recalled the last time she purchased a new car 17 years ago.

Hello Wisconsin!

New Year's resolutions are the promises we make to ourselves so we can enjoy better, happier and healthier lives both now and in retirement.

MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin voiced extreme disappointment with today’s state Senate vote, which delays BadgerCare by three months for approximately 85,000 low-income childless adults who were promised coverage to begin on Jan. 1, 2014.

Are you thoroughly confused about the new health insurance marketplace? Having trouble finding someone local who can answer your questions about your eligibility, coverage or possible subsidies that you might qualify for?

Tim Morrissey, Public News Service-WI

Tim Morrissey, Public News Service-WI

Last week Governor Walker announced that he would be calling lawmakers together for a special legislative session in early December in order to delay the deadline for shifting more than more than 100,000 Wisconsinites from Medicaid and the state’s high risk health coverage plan into the federal health insurance marketplace.