“While the President was correct that AARP will not endorse a health care reform bill that would reduce Medicare benefits, indications that we have endorsed any of the major health care reform bills currently under consideration in Congress are inaccurate.”

AARP says it is committed to making sure health care reform will do the following for members:

• Lower Drug Costs and Strengthen Medicare: Close the Medicare Part D "doughnut hole," ensure patients' access to their doctors, and crack down on fraud and wasteful spending;

• Protect Your Health Care Choices: Make sure you can choose your doctor, your health insurance plan and where to receive care;

• End Discrimination by Insurance Companies: Prevent insurance companies from denying you coverage because of a pre-existing condition or using age to price Americans age 50-64 out of affordable, quality health insurance; and

• Guarantee Stable, Affordable Coverage: Ensure you have the security of knowing that if you lose or change jobs, you will be able to get affordable, quality health insurance.

NBC News is releasing a new poll today showing "a plurality of Americans now oppose a government-run plan — 47 percent to 43 percent That’s a shift from last month’s poll (released in co