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AARP Public Policy Institute

This page ran 24 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 18 May 2026 and 22 October 2026. Meta reports $1.5–3.9K of spend, which makes it the 9,033rd largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Group or campaign. Most of its spend took no side. Race: No specific race. Paid for by AARP.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

24

ads

$2.7K

reported spend, range $1.5–3.9K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

1 Jun
6 Jul
3 Aug
7 Sep
5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Attack
4.2%
Promotional
4.2%
Informational
92%

Share of the 24 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

  • Congress$150

Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.

Topics

Social protection
71%
Health
63%
Economy & cost of living
38%
Jobs & youth
8.3%
Education
4.2%

Spend by race: No specific race 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 100%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. This video, featuring Cristina Boccuti, vice president of health for AARP Public Policy Institute, explores the fundamental ways that traditional Medicare -- also called original Medicare -- supports the underpinnings of the entire Medicare program, including Medicare Advantage. Maint

    5 August 2026 · AARP Public Policy Institute · $500 – $599 · 45K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • Costs for long-term services and supports have surged by nearly 50% since 2019. Our new video explains. aarp.org/ltssaffordability

    16 June 2026 · AARP Public Policy Institute · $200 – $299 · 40K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • AI is changing the workplace—but will workers of all ages have an equal opportunity to benefit? A recent blog highlights findings from an Urban Institute report, supported by AARP’s Public Policy Institute, that explores the promise and challenges for workers age 50 and older as employers adopt AI. The opportunities are significant: 🧠 Older workers bring critical thinking, judgment, creative problem-solving, and ethical oversight—skills employers need to use AI effectively. 💻 AI could impro

    25 September 2026 · AARP Public Policy Institute · $100 – $199 · 9K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • How much could Medicare save if prices for top brand-name drugs were more closely aligned with those paid in other high-income countries? A new AARP Public Policy Institute Spotlight finds that for 10 top brand-name drugs, projected Medicare spending from 2029 to 2033 could fall by nearly $200 billion if prices reflected most-favored-nation levels. Key Takeaways: 🏛️ The U.S. has historically been the only high-income country that does not negotiate prescription drug prices with manufacturers.

    24 September 2026 · AARP Public Policy Institute · $100 – $199 · 15K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • New Medicaid rules put coverage at risk for midlife adults with serious health conditions. Nearly 5 million Medicaid enrollees age 50–64, many with serious health conditions, will be subject to new work requirements and are at risk of losing coverage. Barriers to work increase with age, and Congress broadly exempted people with disabilities and serious or complex medical conditions to ensure they maintained access to vital health coverage. Recently released federal rules narrow this important

    24 September 2026 · AARP Public Policy Institute · $100 – $199 · 15K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • What happens to retirement security when nearly half of private-sector workers cannot save through their workplace? About 56 million U.S. workers ages 18 to 64—47% of the private-sector workforce—are employed by businesses that do not offer a pension or a payroll deduction retirement savings plan. Without access to payroll deduction, many workers face greater challenges building the additional savings they will need to supplement Social Security. The access gap affects workers across income,

    25 August 2026 · AARP Public Policy Institute · $100 – $199 · 20K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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