AARP Urges Governor Brown to Expand Medicaid Coverage Under ACA

Posted on 12/21/2012 by | AARP California | Comments

California | Health & Wellbeing | Press & News Media FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Clem, (916) 471-8655 December 21, 2012 AARP Urges Governor Brown to Expand Medicaid Coverage Under ACA Expansion Would Save Taxpayer Dollars and Provide Access to Health Coverage for 2.8 Million Californians [SACRAMENTO, CA] – AARP expressed alarm over the recent suggestion by Governor Brown that California may decline the Medi-Cal expansion available under federal law in order to save up to $4 billion. The ACA provides states with the option, with federal funding, to expand …

AARP Teams with TURN to Save California Consumers More Than $2 Billion

Posted on 12/11/2012 by | AARP California | Comments

California | Money & Work | Volunteering AARP California staff and volunteers, working with consumer advocates at The Utility Reform Network (TURN) and AARP colleagues across the country, waged a successful campaign to oppose a three-year, $4.3 billion general electricity rate increase proposed by Southern California Edison. We mobilized 15,000 AARP members to contact the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which resulted in a $2.3 billion reduction in the rate of increase over three years across all ratepayer classes. Additionally, the requested $26 million in executive bonuses and …

Become a Volunteer Advocate with AARP California

Posted on 12/1/2012 by | AARP California | Comments

California | Volunteering AARP in California is gearing up for our 2013 legislative work.  Part of that preparation is developing a network of advocacy volunteers to represent AARP priorities across the state. And we have a VERY large state. With 53 Congressional , 40 Senate and 80 Assembly Districts, we have a lot of ground to cover – more than 170 districts! Our goal is to have a volunteer liaison for every elected member. Volunteer advocates are the key to achieving positive social …

Major California Employers Sign Work Reimagined Pledge

Posted on 12/1/2012 by | AARP California | Comments

California | Money & Work AARP launched Work Reimagined to bring together experienced workers, peers, employers, and world-of-work experts to help job seekers navigate the new reality of using social media to find employment. Work Reimagined uses the power of LinkedIn to connect you to a larger professional network that grows by connecting you with your contacts, your contacts’ contacts, and their contacts’ contacts. Drawn by the huge pool of workers, millions of companies maintain pages, and many of them post jobs, on LinkedIn. More …

She Doesn’t Look Hungry…and That’s the Problem.

Posted on 12/1/2012 by | AARP California | Comments

California | Volunteering Four of our amazing Los Angeles County volunteers – Jess Angulo, Sandy Hester, Mike Schutz and Sam Thomas - teamed up with us last month to record this powerful PSA on senior hunger and what we’re doing to fight it.   Startling statistics: California ranks 13th in the nation for older adult risk of hunger Nearly 8% of older adults in California are at risk of hunger 20.5% of California residents reported not having enough money to buy food in the …

John Beringer Honored with AARP California’s Highest Volunteer Award

Posted on 11/30/2012 by | AARP California | Comments

California | Volunteering AARP California is proud to announce our 2012 Andrus Award winner, John Beringer of Long Beach. John has been a volunteer with AARP Driver Safety for nearly 20 years – in fact, when he began volunteering, the program was still known as 55 Alive! John is a native of Chicago who moved to Long Beach in 1951, a year after marrying his high school sweetheart Phyllis. He graduated from Long Beach City College with a degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and worked for …

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