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TV legend Norman Lear receives AARP service award

AP News 12 days ago

Good times: Television legend Norman Lear receives AARP service award in Las Vegas Television legend Norman Lear has been awarded the AARP's annual Andrus Award for service. Lear received the award last week as part of AARP's annual national event and expo, ...

AARPÕs full slate gives reason to embrace your age

Las Vegas Sun 15 days ago

Will the Strip really look any different with this additional influx of 50-plus tourists? IF YOU GO What: Vegas@50+ When: Today through Saturday Where: Sands Expo Center Speakers: Author Maya Angelou; tennis star Martina Navratilova; TV producers Norman Lear and Garry Marshall; ...

Expect an unexpected Kreskin sighting

Las Vegas Sun 15 days ago

Illusionist will appear at the AARP gathering, but when is a surprise You wonÕt find the Amazing Kreskin on the impressive list of celebrity speakers for the AARP convention in Las Vegas. But the mentalist ÒpredictsÓ heÕll make a surprise appearance at ...

Insurance group lobbying up in recent months

AP News 17 days ago

Lobbying by insurance group, some big drug firms up as health care debate intensifies The nation's health insurance companies have ramped up their lobbying as the battle over reshaping the health care system has escalated. America's Health Insurance Plans reported spending $2.4 ...

IF COBRA IS OUT OF REACH

BusinessWeek 23 days ago

IF COBRA IS OUT OF REACH In February the government gave people who lost their jobs in 2009 a big helping hand, agreeing to pay a portion of their COBRA health insurance premium. As part of the stimulus package, Washington is paying ...

Minn. city's get-healthy effort called a success

AP News 24 days ago

Organizers say Minn. city's collective get-healthy effort has added years to residents' lives Hardware store owner and heart attack survivor Leo Aeikens spent most of his life with a hankering for meat, cheese and ice cream. But an ambitious effort aimed at ...

Health fight TV ads pass $100 million for the year

AP Features 39 days ago

Medical providers, businesses and other groups battling over a health care overhaul have spent more than $100 million this year on television advertising — an enormous sum that highlights the stakes involved. Evan Tracey, who heads a private data tracking company called ...

Age and higher premiums go together: Is it fair?

AP Features 40 days ago

Old people get sick more than young people, and in most states that adds up to them paying a lot more for their health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats want to restrict that practice as part of a top-to-bottom ...

Democrats trying to sell health plan to seniors

AP News 45 days ago

Democrats try wooing seniors to health care drive, press AARP to step up its sales pitch The White House and Democrats are laboring to attract skeptical seniors to their drive to reshape the nation's health care system, leading some to press the ...

Lesson: The best-laid retirement plans melt down

AP News 45 days ago

Meltdown retirement lessons: Investment ignorance is expensive, so is retirement Planning for retirement has never been as complicated — or as important — as it is now. Last year's financial meltdown was the second stock market disaster of the decade. Millions of ...

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