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Countdown to 90 Years: Social Security’s Legacy—and Its Future

August marks 90 years of Social Security. It has been there for multiple generations — and AARP fights every day so that it stays strong for you and generations to come.

Older Adults Take Over the State House For Lobby Day

Hundreds of older adults packed the State House to lobby legistlators to make the aging popultion in Massachusetts a priority

Making Massachusetts Even More Livable For People Of All Ages

AARP Massachusetts is working to make your neighborhoods, towns, cities, and rural areas great places to live for people of all ages.

Nourish Your Brain: Healthy Eating Series With the Alzheimer’s Association

Whether you're caring for a loved one, looking to improve your own health, or simply curious about the link between food and brain function, you'll want to check this series out.

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MassHealth Members Need to Renew Coverage

By Ted Carey, DEC 5, 2023

If you’re a member of MassHealth, you may need to show you still qualify for the assistance. Federal laws changed when the COVID Public Health Emergency ended last spring. MassHealth must now determine members are still eligible for the program

How Northeast States Are Expanding Home Care

By Michelle Cerulli McAdams, DEC 4, 2023

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.

Local Walking Groups hosted by AARP & Walk with a Doc

By Adrian Ramos, NOV 27, 2023

Once a month, on the first & 2nd Saturdays of every month, AARP members and volunteers in the Greater Worcester & Boston areas sign up to walk and talk with each other and a local healthcare provider. People of all ages, fitness levels, and backgrounds are welcome to these free, ongoing events. Walking in Worcester on every 1st Saturday of the month and Boston every 2nd Saturday. RAIN OR SHINE. Sign up today.

AARP-backed bills making headway on Beacon Hill

By Ted Carey, NOV 17, 2023

As the fall formal legislation season winds down, AARP Massachusetts saw key bills make headway on Beacon Hill. Nursing home reform and a bill aimed at cutting prescription drug costs cleared hurdles.