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Stay up-to-date on federal and state legislative activities. Learn how AARP is fighting for you in Washington D.C. and right here at home.
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.
A plan for all Rhode Islanders workers to save for retirement
Published in the March, 2023 AARP Bulletin
In the upcoming legislative session, AARP Rhode Island will advocate for the creation of a retirement program that would be managed in a public-private partnership between the state government and the private sector.
AARP Rhode Island is raising awareness of the benefits of ADUs, making it easier to permit units and expanding the state's age-friendly, accessible, and affordable housing
A 2022 Message from AARP Rhode Island State Director Catherine Taylor
AARP's COVID-19 Nursing Home Dashboard reveals a surge in infections
Big Pharma Spent More on Stock Buybacks & Dividends than R&D: New Data
Catherine Taylor: "For many older Rhode Islanders, the rising cost of prescription drugs is a crisis."
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