Still Confused about Health Reform?
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010Many Medicare beneficiaries are and it’s no wonder given all the misinformation swirling around health reform legislation. Today Congressional leadership and the administration have teamed up to help seniors understand how health reform will impact Medicare. “Older Americans are dependent on Medicare for their health coverage. So seniors are especially susceptible to misinformation that Medicare is threatened [...]
Debt, Deficits, Social Security and More…
Monday, March 1st, 2010If you generally skip by budget or economic headlines in favor of something more easily comprehendible, we suggest today you make an exception. Here are excerpts from three articles which together provide must-read perspectives on our debt/deficits, Social Security and Medicare. Saul Friedman, Grey Matters columnist, takes former Senator and Debt Commission co-chairman, Alan Simpson, to task [...]
What’s Next on Health Care Reform?
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009The Senate is expected to wrap up it’s health care debate tomorrow morning and then it’s off to conference committee. Some lawmakers, particularly those who feel too much has been given away in the Senate health care bill, hope there might be changes in the conference version of the health care bill. That certainly doesn’t [...]
National Committee Member Shares her Story at the White House
Friday, November 13th, 2009Fran Garfinkle is a 70-year old retired small business owner from Maryland who understands how quickly retirement dreams can change in our current health care system. Fran, a member of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, joined First Lady Michelle Obama and Director of Health Reform Nancy Ann DeParle at a White [...]
National Committee Truth Squad Releases New Video
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009Will health care reform hurt seniors? That’s the issue we tackle in the latest National Committee Truth Squad video. And it’s an issue that deserves more than just screaming town halls and soundbite answers. We’ve compiled all of our policy analysis on the various health care reform proposals and other important information on our Truth [...]
Health Care Reform and Social Security?
Monday, September 14th, 2009If you’re younger than 62 years of age, you might wonder what health care reform could possibly have to do with Social Security retirement benefits. But the connection is painfully clear for millions of Social Security beneficiaries who have watched growing health care costs consume more and more of their monthly Social Security checks. The [...]
The National Committee’s Truth Squad – Busting Health Care Reform Myths
Monday, August 31st, 2009America’s seniors have a huge stake in the national health care reform debate. Unfortunately, well-financed misinformation campaigns have led many to believe health care reform will destroy Medicare. Nothing could be further from the truth! The National Committee’s Truth Squad is mobilized to arm seniors with the facts about health care reform’s impact on Medicare. Without [...]
Sick to death of Medicare “Death Panel” Propaganda
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Following is the email we delivered to all of our members and supporters today providing the facts about health care reform, Medicare and advance care planning. A lot of what you’re hearing is just not true… Get the facts from your National Committee National Committee Member and Supporters: Some opponents of health care [...]
Town Hells and Medicare
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Fear sells. Fear motivates. Fear scares people into acting worse than they would allow a toddler to behave. But, as we’ve seen in recent coverage of Congressional Town Halls gone wild, fear does not produce intelligent discourse, constructive consultation or anything of real value to the current debate on health care reform. For American seniors, [...]
Medicare: A Critical Element of Health Care Reform
Friday, May 22nd, 2009We gathered an impressive panel of senior advocates and health policy experts on Capitol Hill this week to discuss current efforts to reform our national health care system and a growing consensus that Medicare should play a role in that debate. The National Committee and the Alliance for Retired Americans co-sponsored this panel discussion, focusing [...]
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