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Savings Possible Thanks to the Prescription Drug Law Championed by AARP

Hear experts talk about the future of Social Security - Recording now available

AARP is thriving in Maine and we continue to be a champion for older adults and their families. Read all about some of our priority issues and access helpful resources.

Get the family caregiving support you need, when you need it. Your caregiving journey can be challenging in all kinds of ways. AARP Family Caregiving is here to help you get answers, connect with other family caregivers and find resources close to home. So you can take care of what matters most.

As a strong, nonpartisan advocate for social change at the local, state and national levels, AARP Advocacy fights for issues that matter to the more than 100 million Americans over age 50, their families, and society, including leading efforts to strengthen and protect Social Security. In Maine, more than 360,000 individuals benefit from this remarkable program.

July 30 of this year marks the 59th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson sitting next to former President Harry S. Truman and signing Medicare into law. In 1945, President Truman had proposed a national health insurance that did not discriminate regarding beneficiaries, but it would take twenty years for his vision to be realized in the form of Medicare. Today, millions of Americans could not imagine life without it!

Jessica Linzer Simpson, 72, of Cape Elizabeth, spent her career helping people access their Social Security benefits, first as a claims representative and later as an adjudicator handling complex cases and training new employees.

Maine’s new state-facilitated retirement savings program is up and running. It offers a savings option for the estimated 200,000 Maine private-sector workers who do not have access to a retirement plan through their jobs.