Posted on 09/15/2022 10:03:18 AM PDT by far sider
Far Left Organization - Board is controlled by ex-Obama Staffers
Aarp screwed my mother out of a good policy she had and it cost our family thousands of dollars.
Damn them to hell!
“””AARP has a very good Medicare supplemental plan.
You have to join AARP for one year to qualify.
After that you do not have to renew AARP to keep the supplemental.
It was (IIRC) $12 one time…”””
My exact experience as well.
I do not know if AARP supplement plan sends money to AARP organization.
Don’t!!!
AARP, just another democRAT controlled operation. They stink stay away.
Look up AMAC.
Thanks for posting that. I almost forgot about that group.
I considered a one-off $12 fee a good trade off.
Will AARP send 25-50 cents of that to some lib cause? Likely.
But I use the Post Office…
Sometimes Amazon
Sometimes Walmart
ETC
And we know they support libs bigly…
My physician turned me onto them. Saved me a boatload.
Join AMAC instead
They’re anti-Second Amendment and support gun control. The don’t believe older Americans, or any Americans, should have a firearm to defend themselves. They can go to hell.
Now that you know that I am holding back....
Seriously. AARP offers almost nothing that your existing credit cards and or associations like AAA or professional memberships already offer. Read your membership benefits for your credit cards, for example, and you will see discounts on lodging, car rentals and dining purchases just for using the card.
As far as pharmaceutical discounts, I have found that memberships to Sam's club or Costco and CVS or Walgreens subscription plans offer substantial savings even for pet medications.
A product at Walgreens, listed for retail at $160, cost us $30 with their plan (that cost $25 for family enrollment). Also Walmart has significant cuts in some medications although meds covered tend to change month to month.
I have dabbled with 3rd party cards like GoodRX and have found some savings but not across the board saving like with the pharmacy plans.
IMO The bottom line is AARP membership supports a liberal lobby group for the benefit of AARP, not the members.
And they love gun control.
A lot of restaurants and hotels have “senior” discounts, with no membership to an organization required.
I would try to not support the AARP.
Yes, my wife and I joined AMAC and their Health Insurance is provided by Humana. I've been satisfied with them but my wife doesn't like them bugging us to join seniors programs like SilverSneakers® or home visitation services and the like.
I've got sense enough to know that every Insurer will try to get people on Medicare to use all of their benefits, which some of us oldsters would feel a nuisance.
aarp is a dem front
We got excellent support from AMAC when it came to an advisor when we hit Medicare age.
Wouldn’t join far-left AARP for any reason. We used to send their mail-out garbage back to them in the self-paid envelopes — and added a bunch more paper crap to it just for good measure.
It took about two years but we haven’t been bothered by them in five years.
In terms of coverage yes.
In terms of price increases, no. Just look at the price increase history.
I chose the AARP supplemental because they annually recruit the largest group of new (younger) members, helping keep any increases as minimal.
And I did not renew AARP once I was accepted into the insurance - not requested.
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