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By Cristina Rouvalis

Voters age 50 and older were the deciding factor in last year’s midterm elections, according to the National Election Pool Exit Poll results. The findings confirmed that 50-plus voters made up the majority of voters in Pennsylvania (57%) and 56 percent nationally . Candidates who ignored older voters, Pennsylvania’s most powerful voting group, paid a price on Election Day.

More older Pennsylvanians will qualify for prescription drug assistance thanks to newly enacted eligibility standards.

Thousands of older Pennsylvanians now qualify for prescription drug assistance under a new law that increases income limits for the state’s Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly Needs Enhancement Tier (PACENET) program.

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The Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee is currently considering Senate Bill 780, which would offer state residents more options for health care through telemedicine.

Attend AARP’s Free, Two-Part Webinar

AARP Pennsylvania and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh are teaming up to help get older adults moving outdoors through the Foundation’s Senior Connections initiative. Join us for a group walk in Frick Park with Pittsburgh City Councilman Corey O’Connor, and sign up for free “Park Ambassador” training to learn the fundamentals of leading group outings in your local park. Both events will be led by Venture Outdoors and are designed for older adults of various fitness levels.

On Monday, June 25, AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins revealed that AARP’s Brain Health Fund is investing $60 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), a London-based investment fund aimed at financing the research and development of breakthrough treatments for dementia, in the hopes of developing three to five treatments in the coming years.