When we lock horns with left-wing advocacy groups, it often feels like we have water pistols and they have bazookas. That’s especially true with AARP, which practically mints cash from its “royalty” arrangements:

A new study by Juniper Research Group for American Commitment details how the UnitedHealth/AARP advocacy juggernaut has severely distorted health policy debates in recent years and estimates their 2022 take from UnitedHealth alone at $832 million – and growing. So we will ask it again: whose interests is the AARP representing in Washington? Given that UnitedHealth just reported record profits, we’d say they’re the ones being served.