AARP Delaware

AARP has launched a full-scale campaign, including a $4 million ad buy, pushing back on false claims from the pharmaceutical industry that reforms would limit Americans’ access to medicines. AARP has called for fair drug prices for years and is urging Congress to pass legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, put a cap on out-of-pocket costs that older adults pay for their prescription drugs and impose penalties on drug companies that raise prices faster than the rate of inflation.

Following extreme weather events, dubious contractors and outright scammers descend on affected communities, offering quick, cheap fixes. While some reputable contractors occasionally solicit door-to-door, many are scams.

AARP Delaware is offering FREE registration for the Amish Country Bike Tour – Virtual Edition 2021. The deadline has been extended to October 31, 2021. You can register for free and complete a 16, 25, 50, 62 or 100 mile challenge by October 31st at bit.ly/DEBIKE – use code AARP1002021. You can begin your bike tour at anytime!

Looking to slim down for summer? If so, you are not alone. More than 100 million Americans are watching their diet, spending more than $70 billion a year to lose weight. It is not surprising that bogus diet products and programs ranked first among health care scams reported to the Federal Trade Commission last year.

AARP Delaware and Bike Delaware share info on buying a bike

AARP’s Fraud Watch Network aims to protect Delawareans 50+, and their families, from fraud and scams. AARP Delaware works closely with our state Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Protection to help you spot and stop a scam That’s why we’re hosting Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings for a special tele-town hall conversation on September 22 at 6 pm. You can view this informative discussion live on AARP Delaware’s Facebook page, and YouTube channel.

Buying a bicycle, safe riding, and Delaware’s cycling future

Who doesn’t love something for free? But beware, that “free trial offer” might mean months of payments that you didn’t know you signed up for and will have a hard time canceling. These types of sales tactics are called negative options – a customer signs up for a free trial and unwittingly accepts a subscription – sometimes for a questionable product – often by not seeing a prechecked box in the very tiny print.

Wilmington, Delaware—Today, AARP Delaware announced two Delaware organizations will receive 2021 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest group of grantees to date, with $3.2 million awarded among 244 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action projects to promote livable communities by improving housing, transportation, public spaces, civic engagement, and connection with family, friends, and neighbors, with an emphasis on the needs of the 50-plus. Many of this year’s awards support revitalizing communities adversely impacted by the pandemic and include a focus on diversity, inclusion, and disparities.

America is open for business again and millions of people are traveling, or planning to. One thing you may run into is sticker shock – especially with rental cars. The lack of travel in 2020 led rental companies to sell a lot of their inventory of cars. Now that demand has spiked, supply is tight and prices are high.