To some, it might seem odd that an organization that claims to advocate for seniors has as its largest partner a business reportedly under investigation by the Justice Department for its Medicare billing practices. But unfortunately, such conflicts are par for the course for AARP.
As I outline in a new report for American Commitment, the organization formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons has become incredibly compromised over the past two decades by its financial entanglements. The title of an investigative expose, which refers to AARP’s “billion-dollar bounty,” says it all. Rather than acting in the best interests of seniors, the organization has spent years seeking to slap its name and logo onto all manner of products—and, in so doing, has effectively sold its soul to the highest bidder.