Advocacy

Like most laws, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the health care law, is complex. Who could forget all the talk about this over 900-page document? You don’t need to read the entire law, but you do need to understand what the changes in the law mean to you. How the law works for you is based on who you are, where you live, and what your health status and health coverage is.

Join AARP Colorado's advocacy team this month and learn more about state and federal issues impacting AARP members, as well as the state as a whole.

You’ve Earned a Say about the future of Medicare and Social Security. But too many politicians in Washington aren’t listening.

AARP Colorado is pleased to share our 2013COLegislativeUpdate for 2013. How did your legislator vote on the bill that increased state funding for the services that help seniors stay at home and remain independent? What about deregulated telephone services and the bill that would have created a non-competitive market for a future classification of drugs called “biosimulars?” 2013COLegislativeUpdate .

A new analysis shows Social Security and Medicare cuts could increase poverty among older Coloradans as the supplemental poverty measure finds more seniors are struggling in Colorado.

Puzzled by the Health Care Law?

AARP Colorado staff, representing more than 650,000 members in the state, witnessed the signing by Gov. John Hickenlooper of the law to expand Medicaid.

Senior Services in Colorado will get an additional $4 million for the first time in years, deregulation of telephone – including Internet phone and land-line service – was stopped, voting for older adults will be easier, and biosimilars are going to need more than the word of two drug companies to prove they are safe for consumers.

A recent AARP study shows that about 90 percent of Colorado’s Latino residents, who are 50 and older, said it is “extremely” or “very” important that Social Security benefits are there when they need them.

AARP Colorado released new survey results that show 68 percent of older Colorado voters would be considerably less favorable to their member of Congress or Senator if the member voted for a chained or superlative CPI proposal, expected to be in the President’s budget proposal this week. The survey shows that 81 percent of Colorado voters age 50+ also oppose the highly unpopular idea of reducing Social Security benefits to reduce the deficit. AARP also released a national survey that could indicate how a vote for benefit cuts could impact House and Senate races across the nation.