George Bridges

Michiganders who want to make the transition to encore careers can get practical advice at a free event Oct. 17 in Grand Rapids.

AARP Louisiana is encouraging state residents who need health insurance to check out the online marketplace, which opened Oct. 1.

Beginning Jan. 1, about a third of the state’s 90,000 uninsured residents will be able to enroll in Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for low-income people. Under the Affordable Care Act, the income eligibility limits were increased. Single people with an annual income of less than $15,856 and a family of four with an income of less than $32,499 will qualify.

By Donna Liquori • Joan Russell-Benjamin’s husband was diagnosed with bladder cancer, the couple was able to afford second opinions and treatment from specialists because they had insurance coverage.

Virginia voters have a full slate of elections to decide next month, and AARP has compiled the candidates’ positions on issues important to older voters.

Vermonters seeking affordable health insurance may find answers this month, as open enrollment began Oct. 1 through Vermont Health Connect.

In the state ranked seventh in the nation for hunger among adults age 50-plus, AARP is hosting a hunger summit in Rocky Mount Oct. 25. The free event will bring together service providers, consumer advocates and the public to address the issue in 15 rural counties in the northeastern part of the state—an area served by the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and the Food Bank of the Albemarle.

By Jen A. Miller • For the last 10 years, technical writer Valerie Juzwiak’s health insurance has been a patchwork because of her temporary contract employment.

Is money oozing out of your house? As winter approaches, customers of Appalachian Power can take advantage of free home energy audits that will alert them to wasted energy that costs them money.

The doors opened Oct. 1 for Idahoans to start shopping online for health insurance plans. About 278,000 uninsured state residents can compare and purchase plans through the Idaho health insurance exchange. So can those who are paying too much for their current coverage or who previously were denied coverage because of preexisting conditions.