A poll commissioned by American Commitment, a conservative-leaning advocacy group, showed that 80 percent of older voters fear the prescription drug reforms included in President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act will negatively impact drug innovation while 14 percent of those voters think it will lower their drug costs.
Learn MoreNew Poll Shows Vast Majority of Seniors and AARP’s Own Members Disagree with AARP’s Advocacy Activities in View of IRA’s Impact on Older Americans & AARP’s Corporate Financial Relationships Washington, D.C. — June 1, 2023 — As part of its Commitment to Seniors initiative, American Commitment today released a new national survey conducted among 1,600 likely voters who are 55 and older, including nearly 700 identifying AARP members. The poll was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates from April…
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There was little doubt that President Joe Biden would claim the ludicrously named Inflation Reduction Act as an accomplishment in his State of the Union address. American seniors ought to be outraged that he did. And they should be equally outraged with the AARP, the self-proclaimed advocate for older Americans, whose aggressive advocacy for the misguided spending bill possibly served as the political lynchpin ensuring its passage.
Learn MoreExecutive Director of American Commitment Jon Decker recently joined President of Frontiers of Freedom Institute George Landrith on the “Conservative Commandos Radio Show” to discuss AARP’s historic failure to advocate in the best interest of American seniors. There are a lot of questions seniors need answers to, whether it’s why AARP supported Obamacare or the reason behind the group’s ecstatic endorsement of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act. Click here to watch the full interview and…
Learn MoreBehind its never-ending feel-good marketing campaigns, AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, is a multi-billion-dollar organization that spends millions lobbying Congress and state legislatures — making the organization an influence-peddling powerhouse. Though the group boasts 38 million senior citizens as its members, it’s not clear how many of its positions benefit America’s retirees. But AARP certainly serves as a useful lobbying arm for the health-insurance industry, particularly health conglomerate UnitedHealth.
Learn MoreAARP’s own research shows health insurance premiums, deductibles and co-pays as the most important healthcare costs people want policymakers to focus on. Yet, AARP is seemingly silent on these priority concerns compared to others. Why is that? Source: aarp.org A recent study conducted by Chris Jacobs of Juniper Research Group, may help answer that question by explaining the multi-billion dollar financial partnership between AARP and UnitedHealth Group), the nation’s largest insurer. Jacobs explains that this…
Learn MoreA recent article from Crystal Graham highlights AARP’s disappointment that the Virginia legislature rejected the creation of a so-called “Prescription Drug Affordability Board” (PDAB). In doing so, AARP has once again revealed the enormous disconnect between the organizations stated policy objectives and the interests of senior citizens whom they purport to represent.
Learn MoreWhy would an organization that claims to advocate for seniors support a bill that raided nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars from Medicare? As with most things in Washington, the answer comes by following the money. In passing the inaptly named Inflation Reduction Act last year, Democrats reduced Medicare spending by more than $250 billion — most of which lawmakers used to fund climate pork, hiring 87,000 IRS agents and other unrelated priorities.
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