AARP Maine Social Security News and Information

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.

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Latest Maine Social Security News and Information

New Administration Tells AARP Social Security Payments Are Protected

Few things are as deeply woven into the fabric of our nation as Social Security. For over eight decades, this bedrock program has offered economic security and dignity to millions of retirees, people with disabilities, and surviving spouses and children. It is a sacred promise between the government and the American people who pay in and earn their Social Security over a lifetime of hard work.

Advocating for Social Security

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 Calling on Maine Public on Social Security

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

Celebrating Medicare's Anniversary and Providing Resources To Answer Your Questions

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!

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