Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2010. “Last night, the U.S. Senate voted yet again to delay the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut for one month, postponing it until April 1. The Senate should use this time to permanently repeal the flawed Medicare physician payment formula that puts access to care for[Read More…]
Opinion
AARP Strongly Disappointed in Senate Failure to Provide Economic Relief For Millions of Older Americans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released this statement following the Senate’s vote on two amendments, sponsored by Senators Sanders and Burr, to provide $250 in economic relief for millions of older Americans, veterans and persons with disabilities who continue to struggle through these difficult economic[Read More…]
Last Decade Spelled Disaster For Older Workers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2010. Older workers endured a staggering 331% increase in unemployment over the last 10 years, a new analysis conducted by the AARP Public Policy Institute shows. This dramatic rise in older unemployed workers has resulted in declining financial and retirement security for millions of Americans who have[Read More…]
Prohibition Fails to Reduce Teen Marijuana Use
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2010. A report released today by the Partnership for a Drug Free America shows that the number of American teenagers who use marijuana has increased for the first time in 10 years, with 25 percent of teens in grades 9 through 12 saying they’ve used marijuana in[Read More…]
AARP Urges Passage of Critical Health and Unemployment Support
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2010. Today, the Senate continues to debate legislation that would extend critical benefits to help millions of Americans who are struggling with unemployment and a lack of health insurance. The legislation would also protect access to physicians for people in Medicare. A statement from AARP Executive Vice President[Read More…]
How Big Is An 8.8 Earthquake?
How big is an earthquake measuring 8.8? You might have wondered that after the massive earthquake in Chile yesterday. Some perspective from Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer: I’ll note that the magnitude scale doesn’t translate perfectly to energy released, but roughly speaking an 8.8 quake releases the energy equivalent of[Read More…]
Rep. Trent Franks: Blacks Better Off Under Slavery
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Arizona Congressman Trent Franks told blogger Mike Stark that African Americans were much better off under slavery. Franks, the most conservative member of the Republican caucus, who has in the past called the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision "the greatest holocaust in the history of mankind," is[Read More…]
Senate Inaction on Medicare Hurts Seniors, Military and Boomers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. A Medicare meltdown now seems certain, as the U.S. Senate has left early for the weekend, abandoning seniors, military families and baby boomers. The Senate failed to repeal the Medicare physician payment formula that will cause a drastic 21 percent payment cut to physicians who care[Read More…]
AARP Commends Middle Class Task Force For Leadership On Retirement Security
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Annual Report of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class: “AARP appreciates the attention and work of the Middle Class Task Force on retirement security issues.[Read More…]
Both Sides Of Their Mouth: A Guide To The Conservative Media’s Consistently Contradictory Health Care Rhetoric
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In attacking President Obama’s recent health care reform guidelines, right-wing media have leveled numerous criticisms that are at odds with their earlier attacks against Democratic health care reform legislation. This follows repeated efforts by conservative media figures to shift their criticism of health care reform by changing the[Read More…]
