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Get updates on the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, health insurance, and your personal health and fitness.
The PA General Assembly is currently considering legislation (SB 780 and HB 1648) that would recognize telemedicine as a solution to improving health care access. AARP PA strongly supports the proposed legislation. You can learn more about the issue below.
As you get together with your family for the holiday season, take the time to celebrate each other, reflect on the past year, and prepare to usher in a new one. Take advantage of the family gathering to check in on each other’s health and well-being and, just as importantly, discuss the needs of loved ones who may need a family caregiver.
By Cristina Rouvalis
Worried about keeping the heat on? AARP Pennsylvania reminds members and their families that utility companies statewide are required to provide customer assistance programs. Individuals with monthly income up to $1,508 and couples with up to $2,030 may be eligible.
Eating fresh vegetables and fruits is part of a healthy lifestyle, but it can be expensive. That’s why AARP Pennsylvania wants residents on fixed incomes to know they may be eligible for four $5 checks redeemable at qualified farmers markets and roadside stands, beginning June 1.
By Hilary Appelman
State Senate Approval of Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners Praised by AARP Pennsylvania
Medicare Voucher Proposal Will Increase Health Care Costs for Older Pennsylvanians
By Cristina Rouvalis
New law will improve health care access for older adults and their family caregivers
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