AARP testified in favor legislation to regulate cryptocurrency ATMs in Massachusetts. The bill includes fee caps, daily limits, and transparency, The effort has strong backing from law enforcement and follows similar AARP-led laws in 18 states.
AARP Massachusetts State Director Jen Benson testified in favor of a bill that will help the 780,000 caregivers in Massachusetts with a $1500 tax credit, work place protection, respite vouchers and allowing spouses to be paid as a caregiver among other provisions.
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
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.
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.
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.