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July 30 of this year marks the 59th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson sitting next to former President Harry S. Truman and signing Medicare into law. In 1945, President Truman had proposed a national health insurance that did not discriminate regarding beneficiaries, but it would take twenty years for his vision to be realized in the form of Medicare. Today, millions of Americans could not imagine life without it!

This year, to celebrate the birthday of Social Security on Aug. 14, we're not just blowing out candles, we're igniting a conversation that could shape the future.

Society Security is a vital source of income for millions of Americans, including more than 2.4 million Ohioans. Learn how the program has evolved over the years.

During this election season, AARP is seeking to help residents separate fact from fiction about Social Security.

Jessica Linzer Simpson, 72, of Cape Elizabeth, spent her career helping people access their Social Security benefits, first as a claims representative and later as an adjudicator handling complex cases and training new employees.

AARP is meeting with state lawmakers and business leaders to rally support for legislation to help Michiganders save for retirement.

Social Security's trust fund reserves are continuing to shrink. That’s why shoring up the program's finances is an advocacy priority for AARP Indiana as voters gear up for the November election.

The Ocean State is one of 20 that have passed laws creating state-facilitated retirement savings programs to help workers build their nest eggs.

Criminals love to impersonate big businesses and the bigger the better. One of the largest targets of impostor scams last year was Amazon. According to the Federal Trade Commission, 44,000 reports about scammers using Amazon's name were filed last year, with $19 million reported lost. Here are two of the latest versions of an Amazon impostor scam to be on the lookout for:

The history of Social Security is a testament to the promise between the government and its citizens.