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Senior AARP leaders will host a video conference media briefing Thursday, November 5 to discuss health care reform legislation and next steps for the group's grassroots, advertising and advocacy effort. With Congressional votes on a health care reform package expected as early as this week, Americans age 50-plus have much at stake in the health care debate. AARP executives will discuss the state-of-play on critical issues including closing the Medicare prescription drug "doughnut hole" and cracking down on health insurance companies' discrimination against older Americans.

The event will be broadcast live from AARP's Washington headquarters to the Association's Philadelphia office. Members of the media will have the opportunity to ask questions via video conference.

WHAT: AARP media briefing on health care reform

WHO: AARP national leaders, AARP Pennsylvania State Director and State President

WHERE: AARP Philadelphia office located at One Liberty Place,

1650 Market Street, Suite 675

WHEN: Thursday, November 5, 2009

EVENT BEGINS AT 11:30 a.m. EST

RSVP: Steve Gardner, AARP PA at (717) 237-6481 or (717) 319-5484 or sgardner@aarp.org.

AARP has 1.9 million members in Pennsylvania. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with over 35.5 million readers; AARP Bulletin, the go-to news source for AARP's nearly 40 million members and Americans 50+; AARP Segunda Juventud, the only bilingual U.S. publication dedicated exclusively to the 50+ Hispanic community; and our website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

CONTACT: Steve Gardner, AARP PA, +1-717-237-6481, +1-717-319-5484, sgardner@arp.org

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SOURCE AARP Pennsylvania