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AARP to Sponsor Health Care Reform Briefings on Oahu and Hawaii
AARP Hawaii is sponsoring a
series of health care reform briefings for members next week on
Oahu and Hawaii. The sessions will provide a factual
account of the health reform proposals being debated in Congress
and outline AARP’s priorities. They will also offer
an opportunity for participants to ask questions about the
current proposals.
The featured speaker is Greg
Wang, AARP’s senior legislative representative for
congressional relations – visiting from AARP’s
national office in Washington, D.C.
“Over the last several
weeks, legitimate concerns about how we fix our health care system
have been drowned out by myths and mischaracterizations,”
said AARP Hawaii State Director Barbara Kim
Stanton. “It’s time to get back to the goal of
fixing our health care system so everyone has quality, dependable
health care they can afford.”
AARP has not endorsed any
comprehensive health care reform bill but is advocating for
reforms that ensure quality, affordable health coverage for
members and their families. In particular, AARP is fighting to:
- Protect Medicare – so that seniors and future generations have the health coverage they need when they retire.
- End Age Discrimination – so people are not denied insurance because of their health or age.
- Preserve Choices – so that seniors have the freedom to choose the doctors and specialists they need and that no one—not insurance companies or the government—can tell you which doctors to see or what treatments to seek.
- Protect Benefits – so that seniors can continue to get all the benefits they’ve earned.
- Provide Consumer Protections – so that people’s health care doesn’t take a back seat to insurance companies.
- Eliminate Waste – so that tax dollars go toward care, not insurance company subsidies.
Note: Only the September 18 meeting
is open to the general public. Registration is required for
all sessions. Call 1-877-926-8300.
September 15 (9 – 11 a.m.)
Koolau Golf Club (Kaneohe)
September 16 (12 – 2 p.m.
Japanese Cultural Center (Honolulu)
September 17 (8 – 10 a.m.)
University
of Hawaii Hilo Campus, UCB Room 301
(Hilo, Hawaii)
September 17 (1 – 3 p.m.)
Annunciation
Parrish Church (Kamuela, Hawaii)
September 18 (9:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
State Capitol Auditorium (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Co-sponsored by the Keiki Caucus and
Kupuna Caucus
Open to the public –
registration required: call toll-free 877-926-8300
nursing says:
I am so sick and tired of the baseless charges that universal health care is a form of communism or socialism, and that there will be medicare cuts and death panels.
I have been a nurse for 22 years in hospitals. I could write a 1000 page book about what I have witnessed and been an accomplice to in acts of corruption, waste and futile care that goes largely ignored. The federal government must
step in and take control. Yes, many of the details must be worked out. This is both an ethical issue and an economic. I applaud AARP in its efforts to get the word out there to seniors of this urgency for reform.
Posted: September 21, 2009 2:38PM EDT
