AARP Medicare Discount Card Has 400 Enrollees; Program “A Work In Progress”
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
AARP is still urging seniors to wait for pricing to “level out” before choosing a particular card. Savings under the AARP card is 19% on average, the seniors group says.
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