How will AARP decide whether to support the final health care reform bill?

The decision will be made by AARP's 23-member volunteer Board of Directors. I serve on that board, and it's a talented and multifaceted group: We represent a diverse blend of knowledge, skills, and experiences at high levels in medicine and health care, public policy, business, finance, social services, marketing, volunteerism, and communications technology. As I write this, we have not yet seen the final House and Senate health care reform bills, let alone the final bill both chambers will vote on.

But a few key criteria will guide our decisions to support or oppose the bills passed by each branch of Congress, and the final bill that is submitted to the President. First, any bill we support must do no harm. We want to protect what's good for you in the current system.

For us, that means protecting your traditional Medicare benefits and holding down your out-of-pocket costs. The bill must have measures to pay Medicare physicians fairly so you can keep the doctor of your choice or ...

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