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By Alan Greenblatt

Having diabetes is challenging enough. Don’t also get defrauded by a health care scam.

AARP Michigan has an ambitious agenda for 2016, focusing on caregiving, fraud prevention and financial security. To work effectively on these issues, AARP encourages its volunteers to attend AARP College, April 21-22. The annual conference can sharpen their skills in advocacy, presentations, social media and outreach.

Kansans who are struggling to pay their electric, gas and water bills are protected from having their utilities shut off during the coldest months of the year.

Washington lawmakers are exploring long-term care financing options for the state’s aging population. The legislature anticipates completion this year of a study that will recommend ways to help families plan for future care. Partly funded by AARP, the study analyzes possible strategies such as a public program to help people save for long-term care or a public-private partnership to make commercial plans more accessible and affordable.

Por Christina Hernandez Sherwood

Mississippi’s population is aging. The Census Bureau estimates that by 2030, a fourth of state residents will be 60 and older, and that means more people will be retiring. AARP Mississippi is offering workshops to help people plan for a financially secure future.

Gain confidence in using a tablet or smartphone by taking a free workshop sponsored by AARP and AT&T. The AARP TEK (Technology, Education and Knowledge) workshops help people 50-plus get comfortable with using mobile technology to gather information, take photos and stay connected with family and friends.

Months after helping to defeat what could have been one of the largest utility rate hikes in state history, AARP Oklahoma is gearing up to fight additional proposals to increase rates in 2016.