AARP will advocate for property tax relief for older residents during the state’s 2025 legislative session. Among the options it wants lawmakers to consider: allowing Hoosiers to defer payments or to pay in smaller installments, versus large lump-sum payments.
It is important that Hoosiers of all ages understand the importance and impact of Social Security. In this short video series, AARP Indiana volunteers provide brief overviews on various topics surrounding Social Security, from the history of the program, to where you can find additional resources.
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.
The Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission has approved more than 30 community paramedicine programs offered by public and private concerns that cover all or parts of more than 50 of the state’s counties.
AARP Indiana’s Evansville team recently made the case at a City of Evansville Affordable Housing Trust Fund committee meeting for the growing need to construct, rehabilitate, and preserve affordable housing in the area that also supports residents’ abilities to age in place.
In the early 1900s, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, now called "Black Wall Street," was a vibrant and prosperous community. Despite the challenges and racial injustices they faced, residents of this community built a thriving neighborhood filled with successful Black-owned businesses, attorneys, doctors, and real estate agents. Their achievements were nothing short of remarkable and served as a beacon of hope for Black Americans nationwide.
Earlier this March, AARP Indiana’s Gary team showed up to the Gary Common Council in solidarity with community members to support Council Pending Ordinance 2023-06, which dedicates $1.5 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to a Mobile Mental Health Initiative.
For more than 60 years, AARP has been a 'wise friend' and 'fierce defender' helping individuals to ensure that their money, health, and happiness live as long as they do.
Many Indiana residents—who already face above-average energy bills—could see their utility expenses jump even higher if regulators approve a recent rate increase request from the state's second largest distributor of electricity.