Health & Wellbeing

Get updates on the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, health insurance, and your personal health and fitness.
Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center In Portland Administers Area's First COVID-19 Vaccines
A guide to when, where and how to get a COVID-19 vaccine or booster.
Healthcare costs
According to the 2023 AARP Vital Voices survey, 85 percent of Oregonians 45 and older consider being able to pay for their prescription drugs as extremely or very important. That’s up from 73 percent reported in the last Oregon survey, which was conducted in 2020.
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Bill Allows Medicare to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices and Caps Out-of-Pocket Spending on Medications for Seniors in Medicare Plans
Emergency preparedness natural disaster supplies.
Information and Resources for Disaster Preparedness
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NeighborWalks is back for a new season!
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Get the latest on corona virus, vaccines, and boosters. Join this live Q&A with Oregon experts.
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Sarah Lenz Lock, executive director for the Global Council on Brain Health, will discuss the latest research on environment and brain health as the keynote speaker at AARP Oregon’s 2021 Vital Aging conference in November.
Prescription Drugs
Learn all about Medicare Open Enrollment
Beat the Heat!
The heatwave may be over for now, but more hot weather may be on its way so we’ve put together some tips and tools to help keep you safe.
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There will soon be a new outdoor spot to get fit and healthy, thanks to AARP’s initiative with the nonprofit FitLot. Opening later this summer, the Willamalane fitness park, in Springfield, will be the state’s first with FitLot equipment. 
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