Among the breakout sessions will be Baier’s presentation on AARP’s six pillars of brain health. The six pillars of brain health include: being social, engaging your brain, managing stress, ongoing exercise, restorative sleep, and eating right. AARP Wyoming has made brain health education a priority. Each week we offer a robust series of online classes held via zoom that are free and open to the public. Anyone of any age can join. Check them out at aarp.org/wyevents
The names of the first 10 Medicare drugs whose prices the federal government will negotiate directly with manufacturers were released Aug. 29. Popular but pricey blood thinners, diabetes medications, cancer treatments make historic list.
Stay a Step Ahead of Scammers By Securely Shredding Documents, with AARP WY's upcoming shredding event happening in Casper from 9 a.m. to noon, on June 28.
AARP updated its national Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard on Aug. 11. The dashboard suggests nursing home residents in the Intermountain West seem to be bearing the brunt of recent infections and death due to COVID-19.
New long-term help is now available for Wyoming residents who are struggling to afford the high-speed internet services they need to stay connected to family members, friends, health care providers, work and so much more. Applications are now being accepted for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a $14.2 billion federal program created late last year as part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
While the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) did bring about $1.1 billion into the Cowboy State, the Legislature chose not to invest as much money as AARP Wyoming had hoped into improving broadband and high speed internet in Wyoming.