The names of the first 10 Medicare drugs whose prices the federal government will negotiate directly with manufacturers were released Aug. 29. Popular but pricey blood thinners, diabetes medications, cancer treatments make historic list.
AARP strongly supports the Paid Family Leave and Paid Sick Leave programs because family caregivers who work shouldn’t have to choose between caring for a loved one and making a living.
As a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, AARP has a 60+ year history of engaging with candidates for political office on the issues that matter most to Americans over 50 and their families. We asked all six candidates for Mayor of Sacramento to submit their answers to several questions regarding their positions on critical issues affecting Sacramento voters 50+. The answers we received are below, in alphabetical order by the candidate’s last name.
Join us in celebrating local black leaders in California and see how they’ve made a difference in their communities in our video series: We Thrive Together: Conversations with Community Leaders.
For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.