AARP President-elect Eric Schneidewind of Lansing recently provided testimony before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition regarding SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) entitled, “The Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: Special Populations.”
A six-week class sponsored by Senior Neighbors and AARP Michigan will help older adults make nutritional choices to support improved heart and bone health, as well as general health and mobility.
Last night the U.S. Senate voted on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 (H.R. 2) that permanently replaces the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula used to calculate reimbursements to physicians under Medicare. The Senate also voted on the Cardin-Vitter “Seniors’ Amendment” which was a Key Vote for AARP.
AARP Michigan testified in Senate Health Policy Committee March 17 in favor of Senate Bill 68, a bill to enable advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to provide health care to the full extent of their education and training.
From Gonger News Service Community Health Director James Haveman told a House subcommittee on Wednesday that he hoped to be able to announce by mid-March when individuals could apply for Medicaid coverage under expanded eligibility requirements enacted by the Legislature in 2013.
AARP Michigan celebrated final passage today of a House bill that enables nurses and other retired health care professionals to get a special license to perform volunteer work in rural and underserved areas.