Why AARP is Selling Out Seniors
This is Dan Eggen, writing in The Washington Post:
The group and its subsidiaries collected more than $650 million in royalties and other fees last year from the sale of insurance policies, credit cards and other products that carry the AARP name, accounting for the majority of its $1.14 billion in revenue, according to federal tax records. It does not directly sell insurance policies but lends its name to plans in exchange for a tax-exempt cut of the premiums.
Democratic proposals to slash reimbursements for another program, called Medicare Advantage, are widely expected to drive up demand for private Medigap policies like the ones offered by AARP, according to health-care experts, legislative aides and documents.
Thanks for posting this. The AARP officials probably belong in jail
AARP is selling out seniors because they are venal, money grubbing, dishonest thieves.
There, I got to the point much more succinctly than you did.
I thought tax law forbids non-profits from engaging in unrelated businesses activities. If there were no other firms willing to sell Medigap policies to seniors, AARP might have a valid claim to providing a service for its members. But merely branding a third-party’s products (for profit) should be considered an unrelated business.
Den of thieves.
I have been a member of AARP for 20 years. No longer. They are only in it for the bucks and could care less about Seniors. I love the Medicare Advantage plan I have with Humana. I hope all Senior Citizens will cancel membership in this money grubbing company.
I write health insurance policies and am appointed with most carriers, including one that offers an AARP membership option. The rates for the AARP plans are about the same as if one just bought it directly from the carrier and no membership fee to pay. I turn 60 next month and have not and will not join the AARP. One can easily get the “senior discounts” without being a member and supporting their agenda. There are conservative alternative groups: AMAC, ASA, and 60+
I will no longer identify my ignorance by presenting my AARP membership card for discounts at hotel check-ins, etc. AARP now joins AAA in my trash pile.
Somehow, there should be a national “advertising campaign” or “public awareness announcements” that would reveal this information about AARP to the general public! I have also been a member for approx. 15+ yrs. and will cancel membership. I am also a member of a Medicare Advantage plan and love the program / benefits. It’s a shame to lose these valuable programs for Seniors! Thanks,
i,am no longer a member of aarp i cut up the cards and sent them back and told AARP TO SHOVE THEM WHERE THE SUN DON,T SHINE,THEY ARE A DISGRACE TO THIS COUNTRY
AARP OUT TO HELP THEM SELFS THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT
PEOPLE THAT MEMBERS, ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY FOR AARP,OBAMA MUST HAVE GAVE AARP A GOOD DEAL.
AARP & OBAMA NOTHING BUT A BUNCH SCUM BAGS, THEY ALL CAN KISS MY AZZ, DON,T TREAD ON ME OR YOU WILL PAY
This happened to me today in South Bend Ind (Aspen Dental) (One of many dentists AARP supposedly works with) as i was getting my teeth looked at.
The dentist office could not find who or where the claim was suppose to go after finding out the services are sub contracted out to other providers byAARP. Therefore i was refused serviced that the deluxe rider was suppose to cover.
Why sell coverage if nobody accepts it?????