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What I Really Know About Freedom

At 66, I’ve finally found the freedom to be myself. Five years ago I started shedding the “shoulds” in my life and began to liberate myself from a lifetime of doing what was expected. It all started with dance. More>>

Natalie Fenninger, one of the many faces of Medicaid. Photo courtesy the Fenninger family.

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Add Long-Term Care to the Health Reform Debate

Sadly, for too many lawmakers, the long-term needs of millions of Americans are merely an afterthought, writes researcher Howard Gleckman. More>>

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Where We Stand

Health Reform Now

Cutting prices in Medicare’s Part D coverage gap—the doughnut hole—by 50 percent is an early win for reform and a major step forward. But it is only a start. More>>

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Letters to the Editor

July 2009 Letters

Readers react to the June print issue of the AARP Bulletin. More>>

U.S. Capitol

From the Editor

In the Eye of the Storm

Rep. Dan Maffei of New York is bombarded with letters, lobbyists and hard choices as he decides how to support health care reform. More>>

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Book Excerpt

When the Time Comes

She had two jobs; she was getting married; she was hip-deep in real estate matters and her mother, sometimes imperceptibly, was dying of cancer. More>>

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Slideshow

Remembering Michael Jackson

A photographic look at the pop star's life and career. More>>

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What I Really Know

Tell us what you really know about our September topic: television. E-mail your essay of up to 400 words to whatiknow@aarp.org. Or mail it to “What I Really Know,” AARP Bulletin, 601 E St. N.W., Washington, DC 20049. Deadline for September submissions: August 1, 2009. Please include your name, phone number, e-mail address, city and state with your submission.

Letters to the Editor

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