News From Alaska

AARP in Your State

October 2009

Be wary and wise — AARP Alaska's Campaign for Wise and Safe Investing continues this fall with a series of workshops throughout the state.

With fewer employers offering traditional pension plans, it is up to individuals to learn for themselves how to plan for a financially secure future. The free workshops help participants become more savvy about investment choices and consumer protection issues. The instructors are investment professionals who use materials prepared by the Investor Protection Trust.

To learn more about the trust, visit www.investorprotection.org. To enroll in a workshop near you, call 1-866-227-7447 toll-free or e-mail ak@aarp.org.

July-August 2009

Healthy discussion — AARP Alaska joined a group of other state organizations that shared ideas for upcoming national health care reform legislation with Sen. Mark Begich, D.

The group met in May to provide input on what Begich considers his top priorities, including health insurance coverage for small businesses, the critical shortage of health care workers in Alaska, a commitment to funding disease prevention and health promotion efforts, strengthening the Indian Health Service, and improving medical services and access to health care for veterans.

To learn more about AARP's efforts in health care reform, go to www.healthactionnow.org.