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The state Senate today passed the Healthy Michigan legislation, which will provide health care coverage to 470,000 uninsured people in the state.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has issued a “clear and strong statement” on the state constitutional protection of Detroit workers’ and retirees’ vested pension benefits, according to Lisa Dedden Cooper, AARP Michigan Manager of Advocacy.
AARP Michigan President Thomas Kimble and State Director Jacqueline Morrison sent the following letter to state Senators expressing support for the Healthy Michigan bill, HB 4714:
In response to the Detroit bankruptcy issue and its potential impact on pensions and health benefits, AARP Michigan State Director Jacqueline Morrison issued the following statement today:
Following is a statement from Lisa Dedden Cooper, AARP Michigan Advocacy Manager, on passage today by the Senate Operations Committee of House Bill 4714, the legislation that expands Medicaid health coverage to low-income working families:
From Gongwer News report
An audience of 40 for AARP Michigan's You've Earned a Say event in East Lansing on June 28 had plenty to say about Social Security.
The Expand Michigan coalition, which inclues AARP Michigan, issued the following statement after the state Senate adjourned for summer recess without taking a vote on Medicaid expansion legislation:
AARP Michigan State Director Jacqueline Morrison made this statement today on the substitute for House Bill 4174, the Medicaid expansion legislation:
Today is Older Michiganians Day! Older adults from across Michigan will gather today at the State Capitol, where AARP continues to advocate for access to quality, affordable health care; financial security; and age-friendly communities in which to live.
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