AARPReviews of aarp.org

Very disappointed with life insurance. I pay yearly AARP for senior discounts. New York Life policy has consistently been higher in price than other companies. But you're stuck because you'll have to start a new company with the 2 yr period before full pay out of something happens to you. So you paying higher premiums plus a membership price for AARP. Helping seniors...really?

Tax Calculator: Need extra step for handling Social Security in calcularing Total Income.

Though there are advantages to joining AARP worth considering, there is one aspect that should give seniors pause: mailed solicitations, junk mail and (most seriously) membership expiration notices. I have received several membership notices, the most recent in February 2025 from AARP, Long Beach, CA, to renew my AARP membership (even offering a cheap renewal reward incentive). But my AARP membership does not expire until 2028 (three years from now!) I am wondering whether this is an honest AARP mistake or an intentional solicitation hoping I am too forgetful to remember when my AARP membership expires. Please check the member expiration date on your AARP card before you purchase an unnecessary duplicate AARP membership.

AARP endorsing companies who charge more for their services than other companies in the same business, One example I called Hartford Insurance Company for a vehicle insurance coverage, they gave me a bid that was close to twice as much as two competitive companies, that said Hartford is endorsed by AARP who many would think are looking out for AARP members welfare, it seems that perhaps AARP kick back is too much, this message has reached AARP members and it seems there are many more companies who have AARP endorsement and also charge more than their competitors

AARP Mag is for readers 50+ years old. An article in the Sept/Oct 2024 edition focused on women's health issues, which for the over-50 crowd can be especially life-threatening. Instead of taking a respectful approach it was written in a too-light manner, cartoonish even, in a misguided attempt to be appealing. The article included the term "mofo" to describe breast pain. While "mofo" might be in common use among Millennials, it is a HIGHLY offensive term to women and should not be used in an article if it's to be taken seriously. The author, Judith Newman, should use more care when writing for an older female audience, and AARP Mag should hold its writers to a higher standard.

I appreciate some of the information in AARP publications, and the online information. On the other hand, there's not much I would purchase through them. Their Medicare supplements are not an AARP product, but are through United Healthcare, not my favorite company. So don't think of it as AARP insurance. And other affiliates may not be well chosen either. The "points" you get from online visits are something of a joke to me, and I can't find anything worthwhile to do with them. When I traveled more, the AARP card did get me some motel discounts, and I suppose I should watch for other places where membership provides a small discount. But in general, their sponsored companies seem to offer less than what you can find elsewhere. Still, now and then the information published by AARP has a few useful tidbits, so the basic membership is worth it to me.

We received the letter from UnitedHealthcare. It is announced that the rate for our AARP UHC Supplemental Insurance plan N will increase 12.4% for the year 2024. The inflation rate in June was 3%, in July 2023 3.3%. How can the medical insurance get the rate increase 4 times higher than the inflation rate? Who profits from such a business decision? Who cares about retirees with a fixed income? What does AARP do to protect American retired persons from greedy insurers? Or the AARP activity is advertisement only?

mediocre rating for the influx of unnecessary mail