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Investigative Report Reveals How Hospitals Fight Errors and How Patients Can Protect Themselves WASHINGTON, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each year, more than 180,000 people die in U.S. hospitals from preventable accidents and errors. What's more, an estimated one-third of hospital admissions result in harm to a patient. To call attention to these tragic realities, AARP The Magazine teamed up with the nonprofit organization The Leapfrog Group to highlight the innovative...

Tweet It: Star @realmikefox talks Parkinson's, TV & more in the latest issue of @AARPMag. Read the story here http://bit.ly/10l05MT WASHINGTON, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twenty-one years after his initial diagnosis, actor and philanthropist Michael J. Fox opens up in the April/May issue of AARP The Magazine about his battle with Parkinson's disease and the support system that gets him through it all. This fall, the Golden Globe Award(® )winner returns to the...

SB 1665/HB 2414 WOULD SLAM ILLINOIS CONSUMERS WITH A DECADE OF YEARLY, AUTOMATIC RATE HIKES TOTALING UP TO $3 BILLION CHICAGO, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gas utilities are pushing legislation that would cripple consumer protections and hit customers with the equivalent of a 10-year "natural gas tax" of up to $3 billion, AARP Illinois and the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) warned Tuesday as they kicked off a statewide campaign against Senate Bill 1665/House Bill 2414....

CHICAGO, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP Illinois and the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will launch a statewide campaign to alert natural gas customers about little-known legislation that would wipe out consumer protections, weaken the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), and mandate what amounts to a 10-year "gas tax" of up to $3 billion on Chicago customers. The news conference is: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 26CUB Headquarters 309 West Washington St., Suite...

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rebuilding Together, a Safe and Healthy Housing organization that believes Community Starts at Home, is joining forces with AARP on a new pilot to help even more homeowners age-in-place. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090421/REBUILDINGLOGO) This pilot program is based off of Rebuilding Together's Safe at Home program, which focuses on providing low-income homeowners with free home modifications and aging-in-place...

CHICAGO, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Foreign lottery frauds is one of the fastest growing, most damaging forms of financial abuse targeting older individuals. The so-called "Jamaican lottery scam" could be bilking older Americans out of as much as a $1 billion a year, according to federal estimates. AARP, who is working with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to fight foreign lottery fraud, reminds older residents and their loved ones and caregivers that they must be...

Senate Bill 26 would Ensure Medical Care for Thousands of Illinoisans, bring money into the state Infographic for Twitter: What Medicaid Expansion Really Means For Illinois: http://bit.ly/VaOrEG #ill #twill #Medicaid SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For thousands of hard-working, financially struggling Illinoisans who cannot afford health insurance, help may be on the way through legislation to expand the federal Medicaid program, at no cost to the state....

Utility's Poor Sandy Handling Lands it in Hot Seat - Long Island's 50+ Voice Concern over LIPA's Future, Push for Consumer Protections ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Long Island Power Authority's (LIPA) poor performance during Superstorm Sandy has drawn the ire of New York State lawmakers and one of the most powerful voting groups in the state: Long Island's aged 50+ population. Today, a busload of Long Island seniors made the early morning trek to...

-- AARP's Movies for Grownups Editor Bill Newcott to host this new program on RLTV, designed to give viewers a sneak peek at upcoming films that appeal to the 50+ audience, followed by a hand-picked classic feature -- BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP's highly regarded Movies for Grownups program expands to television when AARP and RLTV debut a new weekly series, Movies for Grownups Presents, Friday, March 1 from 8-10 PM ET on RLTV. Hosted by AARP's film...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP is taking a bold approach to changing one of the biggest misperceptions associated with its brand and with aging, with the launch of a new breakthrough advertising campaign. "Real Possibilities" aims to revitalize and reposition the AARP brand as one that is "relevant to me" by delivering a message of strength and empowerment. The creative shows not only what the face of 50+ looks like today, but more importantly, the new...