Alarming Number of Heart Attacks At An Early Age

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AARP Bulletin (January/February 2023 Issue, page 9) had an alarming story about the growing number of people in their 50’s who are having a major heart attack.  The article profiled Lori Kubitz who, at the age of 54 did not smoke and was not overweight, woke at 4:00 a.m. as she was having a massive heart attack.  “We’re looking at a crisis in terms of lowering life expectancy for the first time in decades,†Dr. Sadiya Khan, a cardiologist, told AARP Bulletin.  A 2022 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists heart disease, along with the opiod crisis and COVID, as key drivers for a higher death rate.  Death rates for those being middle-aged from 45 to 64 from heart disease have risen by 8.5% between 2010 to 2020, according to Kaiser Permanente.

AARP Smart Driver Course At Carmel Foundation On March 20

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Carmel Foundation will be hosting a teacher from AARP for a smart driver course from noon until 4:00 p.m. on Monday March 20.  It will be held in the Seideneck Room with instructor Curt Tipton.  The fee is $20 for AARP members, $25 for non-members payable to the instructor at the time of the class.  Sign up online at www.carmelfoundation.org or you can call member services at 624-1588.

AARP Fraud Alerts Just Keep Coming

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AARP has been great at tracking down fraudsters, alerting the public and passing on information to the authorities to make sure that they get permanently shut down.  Six people have pleaded guilty and two are charged but not yet arrested for taking part in a grandparent fraud operation that stole from more than 70 older Americans.  A federal judge called the ringleader Timothy Ingram “heartbreakingly evil.â€Â    He was sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing almost $2 million from grandparents, including 10 people who lost more than $300K.  The gang would call the grandparent and pretend to be their grandson or granddaughter and say they were in jail and needed money wired to get them out.  U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo said during the sentencing hearing that she hoped tough sentences would warn others against participating in what she said was one of the most harmful she had seen in her 17 years on the bench.

AARP Keeping On Top Of Elder Abuse Financial Scams

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AARP has been great at tracking down fraudsters, alerting the public and passing on information to the authorities to make sure that they get permanently shut down.  Six people have pleaded guilty and two are charged but not yet arrested for taking part in a grandparent fraud operation that stole from more than 70 older Americans.  A federal judge called the ringleader Timothy Ingram “heartbreakingly evil.â€Â    He was sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing almost $2 million from grandparents, including 10 people who lost more than $300K.  The gang would call the grandparent and pretend to be their grandson or granddaughter and say they were in jail and needed money wired to get them out.  U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo said during the sentencing hearing that she hoped tough sentences would warn others against participating in what she said was one of the most harmful she had seen in her 17 years on the bench.

AARP Smart Driving Course For Seniors Returns

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Curt Tipton with AARP will be presenting a four hour refresher class on smart driving on Monday, March 20th from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Seideneck Room at The Carmel Foundation.  The fee is $20 for AARP members and $25 for non-members, payable to the instructor at the time of the class.  You can sign up online at www.carmelfoundation.org or call 831-624-1588.

Take Online Classes with AARP Online Classes

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AARP has partnered with Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) to take advantage of the power of online learning.  Senior Planet has hundreds of online classes in multiple languages including English and Spanish which can help you broaden your horizons.  Among the classes are weekly fitness and health classes, all taught by a live instructor on Zoom and can be found at www.seniorplanet.org/fitness

AARP Program Can Help You Get In Shape

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AARP has an online fitness program powered by LIFT (an industry leader in quality online fitness) session which can help you achieve your fitness goals.  You will receive access to expert webinars and personalized workouts for all fitness levels.  They also offer live small-group and one-on-one coaching classes.  Check it out at www.AARP.org/onlinefitness.

 

AARP Program Can Help You Get In Shape

Three older women are holding pink dumbbells.


AARP has an online fitness program powered by LIFT (an industry leader in quality online fitness) session which can help you achieve your fitness goals.  You will receive access to expert webinars and personalized workouts for all fitness levels.  They also offer live small-group and one-on-one coaching classes.  Check it out at www.AARP.org/onlinefitness.

 

Take Online Classes with AARP Online Classes

Three older women are holding pink dumbbells.


AARP has partnered with Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) to take advantage of the power of online learning.  Senior Planet has hundreds of online classes in multiple languages including English and Spanish which can help you broaden your horizons.  Among the classes are weekly fitness and health classes, all taught by a live instructor on Zoom and can be found at www.seniorplanet.org/fitness

Medicare AARP Plan Attacked From An Unexpected Source

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We all know how hard it is shopping for a supplemental Medicare Plan, also known as Part D.  The Wall Street Journal recently took issue with AARP’s marketing of products like health, life and auto insurance, saying, for instance that the AARP MedicareRX Preferred Plan, insured by UnitedHealth Group Inc., carries the highest premium among all national stand-alone Medicare drug plans.  AARP has advocated that the 1.74 million members who make up 9% of the market for Part D plans should switch to a cheaper policy.  Kaiser Family Foundation backed up this opinion stating in a report that, “We’re certainly at the point where this AARP plan is so expensive that it’s likely that most people in it could save money by switching,†according to Juliette Cubanski, co-author of a report on the issue.