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    Hey old dawgs

    Do any of you belong ti AARP?

    If so, what are the benefits?
    Just curious.

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    I do because it was required to buy the Medicare Supplement I wanted. Besides that I haven't found any use for it. It gets discounts at most hotels, but is the same as just being over 65 or having AAA.

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    AARP is a political organization that advocates things I don't like. I suspect a lot of members would not like it either if they took the time to really study what they stand for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Art Mann View Post
    AARP is a political organization that advocates things I don't like. I suspect a lot of members would not like it either if they took the time to really study what they stand for.
    Totally agree with this!
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    We belong to it. My Wife uses it for every discount she can find.
    We have other health insurance.
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    Let's keep the politics out of this or this thread will vanish....
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    United Healthcare rates are good here and they have an agency just down the street with live people in it.

    And the magazine sometimes has something interesting or useful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Al Launier View Post
    The AARP Medicare Advantage (United Healthcare) plans are not at all competitive (High monthly premiums & Out of Pocket Limits) and their member ratings are among the very lowest in NH.
    Around here they don't have Advantage plans, but their supplement plans are the cheapest. YMMV

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    I tried it way back and saw no benefit got better room rates without it and just constant badgering

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    AARP - backed United Health care dropped the Silver Sneakers program as of last Fall - in my area. They chose not to let anyone know that until after the open enrollment had ended. (pretty dirty trick if you ask me) Thankfully, I have a different supplement provider since I rely on Silver Sneakers to - pretty much keep me alive.
    Many of the members at the clubs I go to were understandably upset over this.

    I told my wife to drop AARP - but - she insists on keeping it due to the discount we get at Outback -- the three or four times a year we eat there.
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    My contention is that bringing up the subject of AARP is inherently political and should not be a subject of discussion. However, if someone brings it up, I think it only fair that someone else be able to comment on the nature of the organization. The original question is similar to asking if someone is a Democrat or Republican and what do they think of the organization. I think the thread ought to vanish.
    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Schierer View Post
    Let's keep the politics out of this or this thread will vanish....
    Last edited by Art Mann; 02-01-2019 at 10:47 AM.

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    To flip the coin, I'll be 65 in 5 months, and while I've obviously known of AARP for years, I didn't know it was considered a 'political' organization. So please, lets DO make it topic of discussion for the sake of information... or dis-information as the case may be, because -flame suit on, and this just my nothing-to-back-it-up-with-opinion--- just because some organization advocates for something that liberals or conservatives may like, doesn't necessarily mean talking about them is 'inherently political'. That blanket statement can apply to almost any company, any organization, or any person.

    So back to the benefits, if any, with AARP. Please.
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    Joining AARP never will cross my mind-----I'm in Art's camp.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev Williams View Post
    So back to the benefits, if any, with AARP. Please.
    It's a Union for old people, fighting for the common rights of geezers like me. Unfortunately, there haven't been any organized strike actions yet, but there _could_ be. Possibly a sit-down strike. Possibly an action that involves not looking after the grandchildren. Possibly a boycott of ageist companies (actually that appears to be the most likely.) "I'm stickin' to the Yoon yun..."

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    According to OpenSecrets.org, which I think is reliable, AARP is among the top 10 lobbying entities in the U.S. (by dollars spent) over the past 20 years. They are officially non-partisan, but their positions on issues tend to align more closely with Democrats' than Republicans' - so it can be a little difficult to distinguish between simple advocacy and politics. But as far as I know, they don't endorse or give money to specific candidates.

    Personally, I found some of the advertising they did around Social Security reform during the GW Bush administration to be misleading, if not downright deceptive - and decided then (before I was eligible) that I would never join.

    Objectively, membership is cheap - I think it's $16/year - so it doesn't take many discounts on hotel stays, restaurant meals, or car rentals to make it pay off. I've heard mixed reviews on their health insurance offerings.

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