Advocacy

A new state law supported by AARP Nebraska can help reduce isolation for individuals receiving care at home or in nursing facilities.

A new analysis of the Senate’s proposed health care bill shows that older Nebraskans would be forced to pay much higher premiums or go without health insurance coverage.

Nebraska ranks 15 th among the states when it comes to meeting the long-term care needs of older residents and people with disabilities, but AARP warns more must be done, at an accelerated pace, to meet changing demographic demands. Specific areas of concern in Nebraska include support for working caregivers, a shortage of home care workers; spending on home- and community-based services; and a lack of transportation options. The findings are reported in a comprehensive state-by-state Scorecard from AARP with support of the nation’s leading organizations behind quality long-term care, The Commonwealth Fund and SCAN Foundation.

Thousands of older Nebraskans qualify for a break on their property taxes but may not know it. AARP Nebraska urges homeowners age 65 plus to take a close look at the state homestead exemption before June 30 to find out if they are eligible for relief.

Nebraskans 18 and older say state legislators should strengthen consumer protections from payday lenders, a recent AARP survey found.

This is an AARP Nebraska alert. A severe American Health Care Act watch has been issued for 70 counties in Nebraska.

Nebraska lawmakers’ repeated refusal to extend Medicaid to uninsured, low-income adults means far fewer state residents have health care coverage compared to their neighbors in Iowa and Colorado.

AARP Nebraska today issued the following statement in opposition to L.R. 6, which calls on the Nebraska Legislature to submit a request to Congress calling for a constitutional convention.

AARP has launched a comprehensive campaign to protect Medicare in the face of proposals by some in Congress that would hurt hardworking Nebraskans who have paid into the program their entire working lives.

By Dave Holmquist, State President, AARP Nebraska