AARP Michigan

By Amy Goyer

Michigan volunteers came out 134 strong on April 5 and 6 to engage in some networking and learn about chained CPI, social media, investment fraud-fighting, Life Reimagined, the Affordable Care Act and a host of other hot topics.

LANSING, MI – Responding to the growing number of older Michiganders seeking to start their own businesses, AARP Michigan, teaming up with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will host “encore entrepreneur” events in four cities during April.

Thomas E. Kimble of Clarkston, a veteran AARP volunteer and retired General Motors executive, has been appointed State President of AARP Michigan for a two-year term, effective immediately.

As AARP Michigan gears up for this year’s version of You’ve Earned a Say, at least one factor will remain constant from our highly successful 2012 YEAS effort: Volunteers again will play an essential role.

AARP Michigan advocates on policy issues that matter most to Michigan residents age 50 and over and their families.

LANSING, Mich. — The following statement (in italics) is from Roger Martin, spokesperson for the Expand Medicaid coalition, commenting on today’s passage of the Michigan Department of Community Health (DCH)’s 2014-15 budget by the state House Community Health Appropriations Subcommittee without including Medicaid expansion. AARP is a member of the coalition.

They came for sandwiches, iced tea and conversation and hopefully they left with a better understanding of AARP.

AARP Michigan is urging the 24 State Senators who voted in favor of setting up a state health insurance exchange last year to vote "yes" in the coming weeks to spend $31 million in federal funding to develop a state-federal exchange.

LANSING - AARP Michigan concurs with Attorney General Bill Schuette in his oppostion to legislation restructuring Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.