Advocacy

Major changes are needed in regulations to ensure seniors are safe and able to live with dignity.

AARP Maryland is fighting back against unfair retail energy practices.

ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 4, 2024)— A red tide of AARP Maryland members will converge on Annapolis this Thursday, March 7, for the organization’s annual lobby day to connect with lawmakers and raise awareness of issues of importance to Marylanders aged 50 and over, including prescription drug affordability, support for family caregivers, long-term care oversight, consumer protections, affordable gas and electric and retiree tax relief.

Join us in congratulating Jim Campbell for six years of dedicated service to AARP Maryland.

In the 2024 legislative session, AARP Maryland will press lawmakers for action on measures to support family caregivers, lower prescription drug costs, prevent fraud and other issues.

For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.

A multi-year rate plan proposed by BGE would raise the average ratepayer's bill by almost $400 per year.

AARP Maryland supports Prince George's County Council bill CB-065-023 Universal Design to promote accessible and safe housing for residents of all ages.

Two new laws and an expected review and update of regulations for Maryland's assisted living industry are designed give greater protection to more than 25,000 residents.

AARP Maryland State President Jim Campbell published the following letter to the editor in the June 25 edition of the Capital Gazette newspaper, addressing shortcomings in Social Security Administration operations: