House Republican leaders today sent the AARP a letter calling on the organization to reconsider its endorsement of Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)’s (D-CA) 2,000-page government takeover of health care in light of a new Obama Administration report that unequivocally shows the legislation would raise costs and cuts seniors’ Medicare benefits.
The AARP endorsed Speaker Pelosi’s health care bill “with confidence” two days before it passed the House of Representatives based on the organization’s “twin goals of making coverage affordable to our younger members and protecting Medicare for Seniors.” In their letter to AARP CEO A. Barry Rand, the leaders note that “more than 35 million Americans pay dues to AARP each year based on the belief that your organization is fighting for their best interests in Washington.”
AARP’s endorsement of the House-passed Health Care bill is, at best, odd. To pay for the expanded coverage, the House bill relies on around $500 billion in Medicare cuts. Just about all of AARP’s members receive their health care coverage through Medicare. And since seniors already have full coverage, and increase in coverage will benefit non-seniors, i.e. non-AARP members.
For those keeping score at home, let’s review. AARP, an association of individuals will full health benefits, has endorsed legislation to cut its members benefits to provide benefits to people who aren’t members. Wonder how that gets explained in the membership brochure?
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