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Pennsylvania should follow the lead of more than 40 states which have addressed pension funding problems by modifying defined benefit programs and not engaging in wholesale changes to retirement programs for state workers and teachers, according to a panel of state and national pension security advocates briefing lawmakers and reporters at the state capitol today.

Scammers are calling to solicit personal information in a new healthcare-related scam. The scammer will claim to be calling on behalf of Medicare and will ask for your Social Security number, driver’s license number, bank account number or credit card information for a new “National Insurance Card.”

AARP Driver Safety is celebrating Older Americans Month by inviting AARP members and nonmembers to take its online course at a discounted rate of $5 from May 1 through May 31,2013. The course normally costs $15.95 for AARP members and $19.95 for nonmembers in Missouri.

Did you know that PG&E is asking for a $5.5 billion rate increase from the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC)?

AARP California is working with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to address age discrimination in industries that have a reputation for age stereotyping, especially entertainment and high-tech.

By Tracy Sutton Schorn • Women balance so many responsibilities—child-rearing, caregiving for aging parents, relationships, careers—that often something falls through the cracks, said Austin financial planner Emily O’Connell.

AARP Illinois and other advocates are backing a bill at the Statehouse that would automatically enroll workers who currently lack a retirement plan into a portable employment-based IRA. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the measure in May.

To open doors of opportunity in economically disadvantaged areas, AARP is providing information to help people 40 and older start their own businesses.

• By Holly Fisher

An open letter to AARP Tennessee members and volunteers from Advocacy Director Shelley Courington: