American Commitment President Phil Kerpen joined The Doug Wagner Show on AM 600 WMT to discuss AARP’s conflict of interest with its financial backer United Healthcare. Listen to a portion of the show here!
Learn MoreAARP, once known as the American Association of Retired Persons, is still mistakenly perceived by many as a senior’s group, despite its significant transformation in recent years. In fact, the organization no longer represents anything substantial, as its original purpose and commitment to advancing the interests of seniors have seemingly vanished. Today, AARP primarily functions as a marketing and advocacy tool for United Health, the largest health insurance company in the United States. Rather than…
Learn MoreCONTACT: Stephen Manfredi smanfredi@manfredistrategygroup.com Mostly From a Single Health Insurance Conglomerate: UnitedHealth Group Washington, D.C. — October 16, 2023 — AARP’s 2022 financial disclosures revealed that the “seniors advocacy organization” was paid more than $1.1 billion in corporate royalties last year. Based on historical analysis and assumptions, most of those funds are likely attributable to a single company, Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group (UHG). UHG is one of the nation’s largest health insurance and pharmacy benefit management…
Learn MoreThe Ruthless Podcast highlighted our new survey with McLaughlin & Associates that polled 800 55+ older Americans on their views of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Listen to a portion of the show where Ruthless discusses our survey findings on seniors’ disapproval of the Democrats’ IRA here!
Learn MorePresident Joe Biden’s hope of riding his costly spending bill to reelection has fallen flat because older people now see it as a bait-and-switch scheme to push a leftist green agenda at their expense. Overwhelmingly, older voters said that they have received little or no benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act Biden has been touting in stops around the country. Instead, they believe that the only beneficiaries of the economic hype have been Biden and his political pals. “From consumer prices…
Learn MoreCONTACT: Stephen Manfredi smanfredi@manfredistrategygroup.com Nearly 80% View IRA as a Failure & Over 90% Oppose Using Medicare Rx Savings to Fund Unrelated Spending Before Major Drug Cost Provisions for Medicare Beneficiaries are Implemented Washington, D.C. — August 29, 2023 — As part of its Commitment to Seniors initiative, American Commitment released a new national survey conducted among 800 likely voters who are 55 and older. The poll was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates. The findings…
Learn MoreAARP is supposed to be a public advocate for older Americans, championing policies that improve their quality of life and stopping those that would adversely affect them. But instead, its actions and priorities increasingly seem more aligned with its corporate financial partners. There is no greater example of AARP’s lost purpose than its determined political lobbying to push the Inflation Reduction Act through Congress.
Learn MoreAmerican Commitment President Phil Kerpen joined The Steve Gruber Show to discuss our new survey with McLaughlin & Associates that polled 1600 55+ older Americans on their views of AARP. Listen to a portion of the show where Phil discusses our findings here!
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