What a surprise, AARP backs Medicare cuts because it will help pay for the health overhaul. As this little story notes, AARP will reap millions in insurance premiums as they offer their members supplemental insurance.
For anyone approaching that magic AARP age of 50, they will start seeing their mailbox fill with offers to join and reap the wonderful benefits from being a member of this organization. Once you join, your mailbox will really fill up with offers to buy all types of insurance, including numerous offers for Medigap insurance.
My own mother was duped by AARP into buying their health insurance policy. She was offered health insurance at a ridiculously low rate, far lower than her current health insurance premiums. She bit, but within one year AARP had raised her premiums. She was now paying a far higher monthly premium than she had with her previous insurance that she canceled.
Of course, we now know how AARP spends all of those millions of dollars seniors send to the group. So as millions of senior citizens face cuts in their benefits, AARP will be filling millions of mailboxes with more health insurance offers to supplement the benefits seniors have lost.
