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Health & Wellbeing

Get updates on the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, health insurance, and your personal health and fitness.
In New Jersey, AARP is working on multiple fronts to reduce food insecurity among older residents--from supporting food pantries to advocating for higher SNAP benefits.
New Jersey residents can schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments at retail pharmacies, doctor’s offices and other locations. Here’s how to find an updated vaccine near you.
Join AARP New Jersey for a virtual tai chi class, which includes a presentation on brain health. On March, February 20 at 12 p.m. or 6 p.m. ET, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about music in the comfort of your home.
RetireReady NJ, StayNJ, Prescription Drug Affordability Council and Presumptive Eligibility
Transforming our Long-Term Care System
Join AARP New Jersey for a virtual tai chi class, which includes a presentation on brain health.
We applaud Governor Murphy for signing bipartisan legislation that will change Medicaid’s eligibility process, so seniors aren’t forced into nursing homes while waiting for Medicaid approval.
Urges Governor Murphy to Swiftly Enact S3495/A4049 to Expand Timely Access to Home and Community-Based Services
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.
Read more about additional property tax relief for older New Jerseyans, including a new program, StayNJ, that will go into effect in 2026.
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