Health & Wellbeing

If you take Biktarvy, Dupixent, Farxiga, Jardiance, Ozempic, Skyrizi, Trulicity, or Vyvanse, and are having trouble affording the cost, please share your story.

Tips for continuing to garden, even with restricted mobility.

A new study at Johns Hopkins Medicine aims to determine whether providing companionship and personalized activities in a virtual setting can help improve the health and wellbeing of people living with dementia and their caregivers.

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.

Your survey responses will be used by the Maryland Commission on Caregiving to inform policymakers and community organizations to help provide better support for family caregivers.

Learn tips and strategies to improve your well-being.

Maryland residents can schedule new COVID-19 vaccine appointments or walk into a nearby pharmacy to get a shot. Here’s how to find an updated vaccine near you.

It’s open enrollment season, which also means it’s Medicare fraud season. Learn how you can protect yourself.

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.

The 445th Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly ended Monday, April 10, 2023. Over the 90 days of the legislative session, dozens of AARP Maryland volunteers reviewed hundreds of bills, from expanding broadband to behavioral health services, testified before the house and senate committees, met with lawmakers, and convened in Annapolis to discuss AARP’s legislative priorities.