AARP Illinois is backing legislation that would require companies that have been in business at least two years and have more than 10 employees to establish an automatic IRA. Employees would be enrolled in the IRA unless they choose to opt out. Businesses would not be required to make matching contributions.
Americans age 50-plus increasingly are using social media, and AARP is tapping into that trend to hear what people have to say about Social Security, caregiving, transportation, livable communities, retirement planning and other issues.
In a repeat of last year’s efforts, AARP New Hampshire is advocating Medicaid expansion as a way to cover nearly 14,000 uninsured state residents ages 45 to 64.
AARP Oklahoma is asking caregivers across the state to share stories about any training they received when helping a loved one come home after a hospital stay.
AARP Hawaii is hosting retirement-readiness workshops this spring on Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai. The sessions can help people decide when to start collecting Social Security benefits and think ahead about their health and long-term care needs.
That’s how many New Yorkers were kept out of poverty by Social Security income each year, on average, from 2010 to 2012, according to an AARP Public Policy Institute report. Of those, 886,000 were 65 or older. Nationally, Social Security kept more than 22 million people out of poverty; over 15 million were 65-plus.
That’s how many Oregonians were kept out of poverty by Social Security income each year, on average, from 2010 to 2012, according to an AARP Public Policy Institute report. Of those, 194,000 were 65 or older. Nationally, Social Security kept more than 22 million people out of poverty; over 15 million were 65-plus.
AARP New Hampshire plans an open house to help members take full advantage of AARP’s local educational, cultural and other programs, and to get their ideas for improvements.