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Featured Articles

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Hollywood Discusses The Issues

The Hollywood Radio & Television Society has joined Divided We Fail to keep national attention on health care and financial security.

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Health Care: Choice or Mandate?

Tommy Thompson and Tom Daschle recently discussed health care at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

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From the Blogosphere

Check out the latest news from SHAARPsession.

The Divided We Fail Platform

Read our basic positions regarding the future of health and financial security.

Cutting Political Gridlock

Bill Novelli, CEO of AARP, shares the importance of breaking through the partisan stalemate and getting our political "leaders" to actually lead.

Hollywood Joins Divided We Fail

Hollywood's leading nonprofit organizations, the Entertainment Industry Foundation and the Motion Picture & Television Fund, have joined Divided We Fail.

Doing Well Through Wellness

Changing behavior starts with changing the culture that supports it, as evidenced by a recent study of companies that provide health care for more than 35 million Americans.

There's No Place Like Home

Long-term care is a subject most of us don't like to contemplate. But every day, millions of Americans are confronted with choices about long-term care.

Share Your Story

We want and need to hear from you on what what worries you about health care and long-term financial security.

Stand Up for Yourself

This video is a powerful anthem and appeal performed by the legendary Aretha Franklin. It encourages us to make our voices heard: "With this life if you do nothing else stand up for yourself."

Working After 50: Worry-free or Worrisome?

Working beyond retirement helps people stay active, engaged and independent. Let's do everything we can to redefine retirement for those who want, or need, to keep working.

The Quiet Crisis: The Rising Costs of Health Care

Known as the "quiet crisis," the number of people with health insurance who might be bankrupted by a medical crisis is growing.

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In The News

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Watch Senator McCain and Senator Obama talk about health care and financial security at AARP's Life@50+ event.

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Download In Their Own Words (PDF), a guide that contains Senator McCain's and Senator Obama's own words on health care and financial security.

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View the Divided We Fail events calendar.