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Name: AARP

Birthday: March 23

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COLUMBUS, Ohio
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AARP is committed to making life better for all Ohioans through legal and legislative advocacy, information and education, and community service delivered by a statewide network of volunteers

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"What we do we do for all." Ethel Andrus Percy AARP Founder

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AARP serves 1.7 million members in Ohio. The AARP Ohio office is directly across from the West side of the Ohio Statehouse at: 17 S. High St., 8th floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215; Toll free line: 1-866-389-5653

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AARP Ohio urges congressional delegation to extend Medicaid

Jane Taylor, state director for AARP Ohio, on behalf of the association’s 1.5 million members statewide, is urging every member of Ohio’s congressional delegation to vote in favor of extending enhanced federal Medicaid dollars. In a letter sent to each of Ohio’s 18 congressional district representative, she states:

“We believe it is urgent for Congress to act quickly to extend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s enhanced federal Medicaid funding and provide additional state fiscal relief. Ohio urgently needs this enhanced Medicaid funding, especially in light of the large numbers of people who have lost private insurance -- along with their jobs -- in our struggling economy and the growing need to maintain home and community-based services for middle class Americans who are spending all of their savings on long-term care.”

“A six-month extension would provide Ohio with a savings of $748,373,738 between January 1 and June 30 of 2011

“Failure to extend enhanced Medicaid funding could force harmful cuts that deny care to people in need. It would increase Ohio’s costs because the loss of Medicaid results in higher rates of costly hospitalization – uncovered costs that will be shifted to other payers like Ohio’s employee and retiree plans. It also could reduce services that help people stay in their own homes and out of costly nursing homes.

“Failure to extend enhanced funding would also hamper Ohio’s economic recovery. That is because Medicaid is both a cornerstone of our entire health care system – covering one in every six Americans – and a powerful economic stimulus tool. Enhanced Medicaid funding brings more federal dollars directly into our communities, providing wages to health care professionals that generate additional economic activity and tax revenues.

“We applaud President Obama for extending enhanced Medicaid funding in his FY 2011 budget, the House for passing an extension in both the Affordable Health Care for America Act and the Jobs for Main Street Act, and Senators Reid and Rockefeller for introducing extension legislation in the Senate. But given immediate budget planning needs, Ohio cannot afford to wait much longer for final Congressional action. We urge you to work together with House and Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure that this enhanced funding is available for Ohio as quickly as possible.”

Added: February 9, 2010
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