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Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 2071, creating the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to oversee the state’s strategy to manage funding that will guide development and expansion of broadband services
AARP announced today its strong endorsement of legislation that would address the retirement savings crisis by establishing a retirement savings option for workers and employers who do not currently have a retirement plan.
AARP estimates that there are 1.6 million unpaid family caregivers in Pennsylvania.
Statement from AARP Pennsylvania Manager of Advocacy Teresa Osborne
AARP Pennsylvania State Director Bill Johnston-Walsh released the following statement in response to the Wolf Administration’s proposed nursing home regulations.
The shift to virtual health care during the coronavirus pandemic brought into focus the reality that many Pennsylvania residents lack technological literacy or access to high-speed internet—both problems that disproportionately affect the state’s older population.
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are trained to diagnose and treat patients, but the state requires the oversight of a doctor for them to prescribe medicine. Nurse practitioners say finding a physician to enter into an agreement with can be difficult and cost as much as $1,000 a month in fees.
Older adults are frustrated and angry with Pennsylvania’s distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to date, according to a survey of AARP members statewide.
AARP Pennsylvania State Director Bill Johnston-Walsh released the following statement in response to Governor Wolf’s 2021-22 budget address:
AARP is pushing state lawmakers to pass two bills that would provide paid family leave for Pennsylvanians. The proposal includes an insurance program that would be funded by small deductions from workers' paychecks.
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