Thank you for standing up for seniors, Senator Booker! We urge all 100 Senators to publicly come out in support of seniors, put
#PeopleOverProfits
, and stand up to PhRMA.
We must protect our seniors & their access to affordable prescription drugs. I was glad to see Congress pass a provision to close the donut hole in drug coverage earlier than required by the ACA—I strongly oppose any effort to undo this progress.
Thank you for standing up for seniors, Senator Warren! We urge all 100 Senators to publicly come out in support of seniors, put
#PeopleOverProfits
, and stand up to PhRMA.
Big Pharma is trying to sneak a last minute change into the upcoming budget bill that would roll back changes to Medicare that make prescription drugs more affordable for seniors – all so they can increase their own profits. I refuse to sell out our seniors to Big Pharma.
Thank you for standing up for seniors, Senator Harris! We urge all 100 Senators to publicly come out in support of seniors, put
#PeopleOverProfits
, and stand up to PhRMA.
Seniors deserve access to affordable prescription drugs—that’s why I'll stand up to any attempt to roll back recent changes to Medicare that helped close the “donut hole” in drug coverage and reduced out-of-pocket costs for patients.
Celebrate Social Security's birthday by pledging to VOTE and hold every congressional candidate accountable to keep Social Security strong for current and future retirees.
#BeTheDifference
#Pledge2Vote
As of January 1,
#Medicare
stopped covering all the important therapy services people need after a stroke, injury, or other diagnosis. Judy Markoe explains why this approach is penny-wise but pound-foolish, and urges viewers to call Congress today.
#DontRationMyCare
Congress is debating a bill that would trigger a $25 billion cut to
#Medicare
. If these cuts go through, you could lose access to the doctors & health care services you count on.
TAKE ACTION: Send a letter & demand that your legislators
#ProtectMedicare
:
VICTORY: Great news for older Americans, no deal for big drug companies: the House just passed the budget bill with no changes to the Medicare doughnut hole deal. AARP’s
@DavidCertner
shares details on this and funding for other programs important to older Americans.
RETWEET if you pledge to vote! We’re the 50+, and we vote in bigger numbers than anyone else – so we can make Washington work for us. Let’s turn out strong and own the midterms.
#BeTheDifference
#Pledge2Vote
If you have any of these
#PreExistingConditions
:
☑️ cancer
☑️ diabetes
☑️ arthritis
☑️ heart disease
Or many more - last year's health care bills would have meant skyrocketing premiums for you & millions more. This Election Day, hold Congress accountable.
#Midterms2018
If Congress doesn't act before the end of the year, Medicare could automatically be cut by $25 billion. Medicare is a promise to the American people, one that can't be broken.
TAKE ACTION: Tell your legislators to
#ProtectMedicare
before it's too late:
68% of adults 65+ have gum disease
A single hearing aid can cost $2,000
Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision impairment in adults 65+
Medicare doesn't offer essential coverage for dental, hearing or vision, jeopardizing the health of older Americans.
If consumer prices rose as fast as drug prices over the last 15 years:
⛽ gas would cost $12.20
🥛 a gallon, milk would be $13 a gallon
📬 a first-class postage stamp would cost $1.57
#FairRxPricesNow
Castro says he supports the importation of prescription drugs.
“There is no reason that
#insulin
should cost several times more here in the U.S. than it does in Canada or other countries.”
#AARPIowaForum
If Congress doesn't act before the end of the year, Medicare will be hit with an automatic $25 billion cut in 2018 alone.
Take action: Contact your legislators today and demand they pledge to
#ProtectMedicare
:
ICYMI: Last week, the House voted to advance H.R. 3. What would this Rx bill do?
-Allow Medicare to negotiate for lower Rx prices
-Cap out-of-pocket costs
-Create critical improvements to the Medicare program
Check out the details. 👇
#StopRxGreed
PhRMA spent a record $27.5 MILLION on lobbying last year, and Americans are paying the price while drug companies reap the benefits.
Tell the President: Use the
#SOTU
to highlight the need for lower Rx costs:
#CutRxPrices
TO OUR ACTIVISTS AND MEMBERS: Thanks to your thousands of calls and emails, Congress acted to stop $25 billion in automatic Medicare cuts.
Nevertheless, we must remain vigilant against those who may try to cut Medicare or Medicaid next year. Our fight is not over. Stay tuned 💪
Congressional leaders are debating a tax bill that would trigger cuts to
#Medicare
by $25 billion. If these cuts go through, you could lose access to the doctors, hospitals and other health care services you count on.
#ProtectMedicare
I would never want to see my grandfather or anybody’s grandfather lose their pensions because the people who manage those pensions made terrible mistakes. -
@CoryBooker
"We are an aging society & we need a plan to deal with retirement security."
#AARPIowaForum
Listen to
@RockpathWV
- It's critical we all
#BeTheDifference
and ☑️ VOTE ☑️ for politicians who will strengthen Social Security for you and generations to come!
@AARPWV
“It is unacceptable that Americans pay vastly more than people in other countries for the exact same drugs, often made in the exact same place. This is wrong, unfair, and together we can stop it.” -
@realDonaldTrump
#SOTU
In AARP's exclusive interview series with presidential candidates,
@AndrewYang
told us how he will lower drug prices. We're hoping to hear more during tonight's
#DemDebate
.
It's time to
#StopRxGreed
!
Medicare is a deal with the American people that must not be broken. We're calling on Congress to take action NOW to stop a $25 BILLION cut to Medicare.
Our letter to Congressional leaders: 1/
If Congress doesn't act before the end of the year, Medicare will be hit with an automatic $25 billion cut in 2018 alone.
Take action: Send a letter to your legislators today, and demand they pledge to
#ProtectMedicare
:
@DavidCertner
BREAKING: New
@AARPpolicy
analysis found that 5.1 million Americans 65+ will see NO tax cuts from the Senate’s
#TaxReform
bill, and 1.2 million will actually experience a tax HIKE by 2019.
Unacceptable! TAKE ACTION: Call 844-859-6718 & urge your Senators to vote no on this bill!
Olivia has 3 full-time jobs: She’s a mother, an insurance agent & primary caregiver for her mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s dementia. The RAISE
#FamilyCaregiversAct
is a bipartisan bill that would develop a strategy to support family caregivers like Olivia.
#iheartcaregivers
Congress: We didn’t forget how you voted on those bad
#healthcare
bills last year. We’ve kept tally - and now our 38 million members can hold you accountable this election.
#Midterms2018
#AARPVotes
It costs military veteran Bill Hicks $450/day to ensure his wife w/ Parkinson’s disease receives adequate care. The
#HealthTax
would cost him $25K MORE a year.
TAKE ACTION: Call 844-859-6718 & urge your member of Congress to protect older Americans from a tax hike.
#NoHealthTax
Social Security and Medicare benefits should not be cut to fix problems in the rest of the federal budget.
These benefits are not handouts. They are benefits Americans have earned after years of working hard and paying taxes into the two programs.
Thanks to your calls and emails, the House voted to pass H.R. 3, taking a bold step toward lowering drug prices!
But our fight isn't over yet. We must remain vigilant and urge the Senate to act on their Rx bill. Stay tuned 💪
#StopRxGreed
[STATEMENT] On behalf of our 38 million members and all Americans age 50 and older, AARP CANNOT support the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Our full letter to Congress:
<THREAD> We are disappointed the Senate passed a tax bill that will:
—Explode the deficit
—Put Medicare, Social Security, & Medicaid at greater risk
—Raise taxes on more than 5 million seniors
—Increase health care costs & reduce those with insurance by 13 million
If Congress doesn’t act now and pass the RAISE
#FamilyCaregiversAct
before 12/31, millions of family caregivers will once again be forgotten. They deserve much-needed support. Take action today!
URGENT: Medicare is back on the chopping block, and if Congress doesn't act before December 31, the program could automatically be cut by $25 billion.
TAKE ACTION: Send a letter to your legislators TODAY, and demand they pledge to
#ProtectMedicare
:
The CBO
#TaxReform
letter is deeply concerning. AARP strongly opposes cuts to Medicare, and we will fight to protect the benefits Americans have earned through a lifetime of hard work.
In advance of Tuesday's State of the Union address, AARP sent the following letter to the White House, urging the President to highlight the need to lower Rx prices in his
#SOTU
:
It's outrageous that Americans are expected to spend more on the medications they need than what they make in a year.
Tell the President: highlight the need to lower Rx prices in the
#SOTU
address:
#CutRxPrices
.
@Hickenlooper
, when asked about
#drugprices
offers two solutions: Allow
#Medicare
to negotiate & increase transparency.
"Let’s make sure that Americans get the same [drug price] deal that everyone else does."
.
@AARPpolicy
analysis:
➡️ 1.2 million seniors get a tax hike right away
➡️ 5.2 million seniors get one by 2027
Tell your Senators not to raise taxes on middle-class seniors:
📞: 844-502-4371
💻:
.
@SpeakerRyan
: Actions speak louder than words. AARP's 38 million members will hold you to this commitment and will fight to stop any Medicare cuts in 2018.
Speaker Ryan tells
@GMA
$25 billion in Medicare cuts under tax bill "will not happen," but declines to rule out possibility of any Medicare cuts in 2018: "We're not focused on that. We're focused on getting people from welfare to work."
@BillCassidy
Meaning 25 MILLION Americans age 50-64 who live with cancer, diabetes, etc could be price gouged, effectively making insurance unaffordable.
Repealing the individual mandate will leave millions uninsured, destabilize the health insurance market, and lead to spikes in the cost of premiums.
Not only is this bad health policy, it does not belong in as an isolated provision in an unrelated
#TaxReform
bill.
The nation’s doctors, hospitals, and insurers come out against the individual mandate repeal in the tax bill, says it will “substantially increase the number of uninsured Americans.”