The value of their benefits are wildly overblown.
And, according to a past Atttorney General of New York, they are running an insurance scam. Info here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=a4OkPQIPF6Kg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...YIg&refer=home
And they don't check your age, so anyone can join, so long as you are willing to lie. It is strictly a for-profit business, even though they have been able to maintain the label of "non-profit" due to their powerful friends, so they really don't care who they take money from.
They are a very powerful lobbying organization and stand to make billions from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, see here:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/201...s-to-medicare/
Do yourself a favor and don't buy any of their insurance products, you can do far better by shopping around.