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Name: AARPCT
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Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Hartford, Connecticut
United States
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AARP Connecticut State Office (866) 295-7279 toll-free
AARP Connecticut State Office (866) 295-7279 toll-free
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AARP Connecticut 21 Oak St., Suite 104 Hartford, Conn. 06106
AARP Connecticut 21 Oak St., Suite 104 Hartford, Conn. 06106
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"What We Do, We Do For All" - Ethel Percy Andrus (founder, AARP)
"What We Do, We Do For All" - Ethel Percy Andrus (founder, AARP)
AARP Endorses Affordable Health Care for America ActAARP Endorses Affordable Health Care for America Act
Since we began our latest battle for comprehensive health care reform more than two years ago, AARP has fought for a health care bill that provides quality, affordable health coverage options for all Americans and protects Medicare for seniors and for future generations.
We have read the House of Representatives’ Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) and the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act (H.R. 3961), and we can say with confidence that they meet our priorities for protecting Medicare and reforming our health care system.
For the more than 45 million Americans in Medicare – more than 500,000 in Connecticut alone – the House plan completely closes the dangerous gap in prescription drug coverage known as the doughnut hole, adds cost-free preventive benefits like cancer screenings, cracks down on waste and fraud and protects the traditional Medicare benefits people in the program rely on.
For all Americans—including our younger members who often struggle to find affordable insurance (an estimated 70,000 in Connecticut between the ages of 50 to 64 are uninsured) — the House plan makes coverage more affordable by strictly limiting how much more insurance companies charge based on age. Americans will also no longer be denied coverage based on health history or discriminated against because of gender, and those who still cannot afford insurance on their own will receive help to purchase affordable coverage.
In addition, the House plan begins to repair the country’s outdated system of long-term care with new provisions to help people prepare for their long-term care needs and live in their own homes as they grow older.
While AARP is pleased to see that H.R. 3962/H.R. 3961 include many of the proposals that are most critical to protecting Medicare and ensuring Americans age 50+ have access to stable, affordable health care, we know the fight isn’t over. That’s why we’re going to keep working with members of the House and Senate to ensure our priorities are included in any final health care reform bill.
And, as the legislative process moves forward, we’ve let Congress and the Administration know that we will fight with the strength of our nearly 40 million members against any proposal that would hurt rather than help Medicare and older Americans’ access to affordable, quality health care.
We will continue to provide the information you need to decide for yourself what the health reform will mean to you. For information on the latest developments, go to www.aarp.org/getthefacts.
AARPCT says:
AARP has been involved in the debate over reforming our nation's broken health care system for more than 2 years. AARP's all volunteer Board chose to endorse the House legislation after a careful review of the entire bill because it contains most of the critical priorities the Association has been fighting for, including the protection of Medicare for current and future generations and accessible, affordable health care options for all Americans, particularly those aged 50-64.
This is not the first time AARP has taken a stand on a controversial issue affecting it's millions of members. Most notably, we were criticized by the left for supporting the Medicare Part D benefit proposed by the Bush administration several years ago. Our policy decisions are always based on what is best for our members, never on partisan politics. While not everyone will agree with AARP's position, we are confident that this legislation meets AARP's goals of making coverage affordable to our younger members and protecting Medicare for seniors.
Posted: November 20, 2009 1:19PM EST
lagunaray says:
AARPs leadership is a bunch of traitors, cowards and thieves. You have sold out your members and now Obama can tell all Americans he has the support of seniors. At the very least AARP should not endorse anything political but AARP has endorsed the worst bill ever written. What promises did the White House give you? What was the price did the White house pay. AARP like the AMA has become a political activist group that supports liberal and radical change that not only does not benefit seniors, it hurts them
Posted: November 5, 2009 5:15PM EST
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