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AARP, the powerful lobby for older Americans, was hammered Friday by fellow activists for refusing to oppose any and all cuts to Social Security benefits, a position the group says it has long held as a way to extend the life of the massive retirement and disability program.

Removing a potential political distraction ahead of next year's elections, the Obama administration Friday announced an early end to a health care waiver program that has come under fire from congressional Republicans.

Baucus isn’t the only one. Now, key House Democrats also are pushing McKinsey & Company to release the methodology behind their now-controversial survey regarding employers’ plans to drop health care due to Obamacare.

AARP's CEO A. Barry Rand released a statement Friday, saying the group's position on Social Security hasn't changed, despite media reports that it no longer opposes cuts to Social Security benefits.

Medicare crises, looming doctor shortages, more patients without health insurance. And that doesn't even count the big changes coming from a revamped health care system.

A four percent annual increase in the average claim size is responsible for the growth of long-term care liability costs, according to a study on 2011 long-term general and professional liability actuarial analysis by the Aon Corporation and the American Health Care Association.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is pushing McKinsey & Company to release the methodology behind the firm's survey that found 30 percent of employers will stop offering health insurance after 2014.

Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty on Thursday called rival Mitt Romney a "co-conspirator" in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, his sharp language a contrast to his refusal to criticize the former Massachusetts governor when they appeared together in a televised debate.