Posted on 06/07/2010 10:38:51 PM PDT by Cindy
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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release June 07, 2010
Seniors Across America to Host Local Meetings, Participate in Health Care Tele-Town Hall Meeting with President Obama
Senior Obama Administration Officials to Attend Local Meetings
WASHINGTON—On Tuesday morning, senior citizens across the country will gather at a series of local meetings to participate via phone in a national tele-town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act with President Barack Obama. Additionally, more than a dozen senior Obama Administration officials will join seniors at selected meetings to discuss the new health care law and answer questions. The President’s tele-town hall meeting will be broadcast live on C-SPAN.
During the tele-town hall meeting, the President will take questions from seniors across the country. The President will also discuss the new health care law and efforts to combat senior scams and fraud in advance of the first mailing of the $250 rebate checks for seniors on Medicare who fall into the prescription drug coverage gap known as the “donut hole.” An estimated 4 million seniors nationwide will receive rebate checks.
A partial list of meetings that are open to members of the media is included below. The tele-town hall begins at 11:40 AM EDT:
National Council on Aging Housing Opportunities 600 E. 43rd Street Texarkana, AR
National Council on Aging Life Program of Jewish Family Service 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard Santa Monica, CA
National Council on Aging St. Thomas of Canterbury 5306 East Arbor Road Long Beach, CA
National Council on Aging Frank Bergon Senior Center 238 South D Street Madera, CA
National Council on Aging John XXIII Multi-Service Center 195 East Fernando Street San Jose, CA
National Council on Aging Canoga Park Senior Citizens’ Center 7326 Jordan Avenue Canoga Park, CA
National Council on Aging Aurora Center for Active Adults 30 Del Mar Circle Aurora, CO
National Council on Aging City of Lafayette Senior Services 103 South IA Ave Lafayette, CO
National Council on Aging Routt County Council on Aging 1255 Lincoln Ave Steamboat Springs, CO
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Total Long-Term Care 8405 West Alameda Lakewood, CO
National Council on Aging New London Senior Center 120 Broad Street New London, CT
National Council on Aging Madison Senior Center 330 West Miffin Street Madison, CT
National Council on Aging Woodbury Senior Center 265 Main Street Woodbury, CT
Center for Medical Advocacy Windham Memorial Community Hospital 112 Mansfield Avenue Willmantic, CT
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Alliance for the Aging 760 N.W. 107th Avenue, Ste. 201 Miami, FL
National Council on Aging Neptune Beah Senior Activity Center 2004 Forest Avenue Neptune Beach, FL
Alliance for Retired Americans Double Tree Hotel (entrance to Universal Orlando) 5780 Major Boulevard Orlando, FL
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Area Agency of Aging 729 34th Avenue Rock Island, IL
National Council on Aging North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road Northfield, IL
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Provena St. Anne's Center 4405 Highcrest Road Rockford, IL
National Council on Aging Omega Healthcare Community Organization 7177 North Lincoln Avenue Lincolnwood, IL
National Council on Aging Office of Congresswoman Schakowsky 5533 North Broadway Chicago, IL
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Provenia Senior Services 19065 Hickory Creek Drive Mokena, IL
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Administrative Offices 2927 Lake Avenue Ft. Wayne, IN
National Council on Aging Iowa City Johnson County Senior Center 28 South Linn Street Iowa City, IA
Alliance for Retired Americans Machinists Hall 2000 Walker Des Moines, IA
Alliance for Retired Americans Black Hawk Labor Temple 1695 Burton Ave Waterloo, IA
Alliance for Retired Americans IBEW 405 1211 Wiley Blvd. SW Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar Falls Senior Center 528 Main Street Cedar Falls, IA
Buchanan County Senior Center 400-5th Avenue Independence, IA
Marshall County Senior Center 20 ½ E. State Street Marshalltown, IA
Kimball Ridge Senior Center 2101 Kimball Avenue Waterloo, IA
National Council on Aging Johnson County Area Agency on Aging 11811 South Sunset Drive Olathe, KS
National Council on Aging Amherst 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst, MA
National Council on Aging Wareham Council on Aging 48 Marion Road Wareham, MA
National Council on Aging Brandeis Student Health Center 415 South Street Waltham, MA
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Carroll Lutheran Village 9078 Chevrolet Drive Elicot City, MD
National Council on Aging Grantsville Senior Center 125 Durst Court Grantsville, MD
National Council on Aging Mary Browning Senior Center 104 East Center Street Grantsville, MD
National Council on Aging MetLife Bank 9571 Whiskey Bottom Rd. Laurel, MD
Alliance for Retired Americans Council House 3940 Bexley Place Suitland, MD
Alliance for Retired Americans Southwinds Adult Community 4210 Southwinds Adult Community White Plains, MD
National Council on Aging Lakeside Towers 32980 Birchwood Chesterfield, MI
National Council on Aging Winona Friendship Center 251 Main Street Winona, MN
National Council on Aging/National Association of Areas on Aging The Gables of Boutwells Landing 13575 58th Street, North Oak Park Heights, MN
National Council on Aging Maple Grove 2365 McKnight Rd N Ste 4 North St. Paul, MN
Alliance for Retired Americans St. Louis Labor Council Office 3301 Hollenberg Drive Bridgeton, MO
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors System 6633 Delmar Blvd St. Louis MO
Alliance for Retired Americans Nashua Crossing Assisted Living Facility 674 West Hollis Street Nashua, NH
Alliance for Retired Americans Cashin Senior Center 151 Douglas Street Manchester, NH
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Christian Health Care Center 301 Sicomac Avenue Wyckoff, NJ
National Council on Aging Keyport Senior Center 110 2nd Street Keyport, NJ
Alliance for Retired Americans Highland Senior Center 131 Monroe Street, NE Albuquerque, NM
National Council on Aging Garland Senior Center Hwy 701 Corner of Third and Church St. Garland, NC
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Ellen Fitzgerald Senior Center 327 South Hayne Street Monroe, NC
Alliance for Retired Americans NC State AFL-CIO 1408 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, NC
National Council on Aging The Brunswick Center at Southport 450 Main Street Shallotte, NC
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Iredell Senior Center 344 East Front Street Statesville, NC
National Council on Aging Northern Wake Senior Center 235 East Holding Avenue Wake Forest, NC
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Las Vegas Painters Union Hall 1701 Whitney Mesa Drive #105 Henderson, NV
National Council on Aging L.H. Pink Senior Center 2702 Linden Blvd Brooklyn, NY
National Council on Aging Council Center for Senior Citizens 1001 Quentin Road Brooklyn, NY
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Chemung County Department of Aging and Long Term Care 425 Pennsylvania Avenue Elmira, NY
National Council on Aging Eddy Senior Care 504 State Street Schenectady, NY
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Glen Eddy 1 Glen Eddy Drive Niskayuna, NY
American Federation of Teachers – Retirees NYSUT Headquarters 800 Troy Schenectady Road Latham, NY
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Menorah Park Center for Senior Living 27200 Cedar Road Cleveland, OH
National Council on Aging Senior Citizens Inc. of Delaware County 800 Cheshire Road, Ste B Delaware, OH
National Council on Aging 741 Senior Center 205 East North Street Mason, OH
National Council on Aging Jewish Family Service Cincinnati 11223 Cornell Park Drive Cincinnati, OH
National Council on Aging Village of Evendale Adult Services 10500 Reading Road Evendale, OH
National Council on Aging Hyde Park Center for Older Adults 2800 Erie Ave Cincinnati, OH
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging West Chester Area Senior Center 530 East Union Street West Chester, PA
Alliance for Retired Americans Center City Philadelphia 1606 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA
National Council on Aging Philadelphia Senior Center’s Main Branch 509 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA
National Council on Aging American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging NewCourtland 1845 Walnut Street, 12th Floor Philadelphia, PA
National Council on Aging Mercy Center on Aging, Inc. 444 East Grandview Blvd. Erie, PA
National Council on Aging Earl Simons Senior Center 323 Tenth Street Honesdale, PA
National Council on Aging Philadelphia Senior Center Tioga Branch 1531 West Tioga Street Philadelphia, PA
National Council on Aging Pittsburgh OASIS 400 Fifth Ave (10th Floor) Pittsburgh, PA
National Council on Aging St. John Vianney Center 151 Woodbine Road Downington, PA
National Council on Aging Connellsville Senior Center 100 East Fayette Street Connellsville, PA
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging White Rose Senior Center 27 South Broad Street York, PA
National Council on Aging Smithfield Senior Center 1 William J. Hawkins Jr., Trail Greenville, RI
Alliance for Retired Americans Progressive Network 100 North Church Street Lexington, SC
National Council on Aging TN SHIP 8th Floor AJB, 500 Deaderick Nashville, TN
National Council on Aging Dyer County RSVP Dyersburg, TN
National Council on Aging Platteville Senior Center 55 South Court Street Platteville, WI
At the tele-town hall meeting, the President will be joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and representatives of the following organizations that have worked to organize local meetings across the country:
AARP AFL-CIO AFSCME Retirees Alliance for Retired Americans American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging American Federation of Teachers Program on Retirement and Retirees American Postal Workers Union Retirees Department B’nai B’rith International Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. Communications Workers of American Retiree Division Easter Seals Families USA International Union of Painters & Allied Trades – IUPAT Medicare Rights Center National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys National Association of Area Agencies on Aging National Association of State Units on Aging National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs National Association of State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs The National Caucus and Center on Black Aged National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare National Council on Aging NCCNHR – The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care National Gay and Lesbian Task Force OWL- The Voice of Midlife and Older Women SEIU Service and Advocacy for GLBT Elders Workers United
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At the tele-town hall meeting, the President will be joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and representatives of the following organizations that have worked to organize local meetings across the country:
AARP
AFL-CIO
AFSCME Retirees
Alliance for Retired Americans
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
American Federation of Teachers Program on Retirement and Retirees
American Postal Workers Union Retirees Department
B’nai B’rith International
Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.
Communications Workers of American Retiree Division
Easter Seals
Families USA
International Union of Painters & Allied Trades – IUPAT
Medicare Rights Center
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
National Association of State Units on Aging
National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs
National Association of State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
The National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
National Council on Aging
NCCNHR – The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
OWL- The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
SEIU
Service and Advocacy for GLBT Elders
Workers United
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Congress Misses Medicare Payment Cut Deadline
abc ^ | June 1, 2010 | DAN CHILDS
Posted on June 2, 2010 9:52:56 AM PDT by george76
Doctors May Soon Be Forced to Accept Lower Reimbursements for Treating Medicare Patients.
A missed deadline by Congress may mean many of the country’s 44 million Medicare patients will have a harder time finding a doctor — piquing the frustration of many physicians who already care for these patients.
On Friday, the Senate adjourned for its traditional Memorial Day break without eliminating a physician payment cut for treatments to Medicare patients that took effect today, which means that the country’s doctors may soon be paid 21.3 percent less to treat Medicare patients.
In a statement issued Friday, Dr. James Rohack, president of the American Medical Association, expressed outrage.
“The Senate has turned its back on seniors,” Rohack said in the statement. “Senators are more interested in heading home for the holiday than in preventing a Medicare meltdown for seniors... Already, about one in four Medicare patients looking for a new primary care physician have trouble finding one, and Congressional inaction will make it much worse.”
Some doctors anticipate that this threat will force them to change the way they conduct their practices — and for some, the changes have already begun.
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Anyone no matter what their age who believe Obama is a fool.
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PALIN WAS RIGHT: OBAMA’S BUDGET DIRECTOR ADMITS DEATH PANELS WILL CONTROL DECISIONS UNDER OBAMACARE
TheCypressTimes.com ^ | 04/27/2010 | Gary P.
Posted on April 27, 2010 11:02:15 AM PDT by Patriot1259
Remember when the radical left wing, including our President, as well as the squishy, gutless Republican “moderates” lost their minds when Sarah Palin said she wasn’t all that happy to know that her special needs son and aging parents would have to stand before Obama’s “death panels” and be evaluated before they received care? Yeah, me too.
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Unions to spend $100M in 2010 campaign to save Dem majorities
The Hill ^ | 5/21/2010 | Kevin Bogardus and Sean J. Miller
Posted on May 21, 2010 7:53:29 AM PDT by markomalley
At least two influential unions will spend close to $100 million on the 2010 election, with most of those funds going to protect incumbents.
Union officials told The Hill they plan to help endangered members — particularly freshmen — who made politically difficult votes in a year during which an anti-incumbent mood has filled the country.
And the number will be even higher since the AFL-CIO declined to give its figures.
While the labor movement has displayed an aggressive tack in Democratic primaries, including supporting some challengers over incumbents, it remains concerned about the party retaining its congressional majorities.
As a result, it plans an enormous spending spree to help ensure Democratic control of Congress.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) plans to spend in excess of $50 million during the 2010 campaign, part of which will fund “a massive incumbent protection program,” according to Gerry McEntee, president of the union.
AFSCME spent roughly $67 million on its political activities in 2008. But the $50 million slated for the 2010 elections is the largest expenditure the union will make in a midterm election, according to union officials. The money will go to help defend the union’s top tier of eight Senate seats and 34 House members.
“We have got to protect the incumbency in the House. We have got to protect the incumbency in the Senate,” McEntee said. “It is going to be hard. Those tea-baggers are out there. There is an anti-incumbency mood out there.”
After the top tier, there will be a second tier of House candidates AFSCME will be monitoring and will step in to help defend if they become endangered by GOP challengers.
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ObamaCare Encourages Workers To Retire Early, Hinders Reform
IBD’s Capital Hill ^ | 4/9/2010 | Jed Graham
Posted on April 10, 2010 10:46:31 AM PDT by Slyscribe
Some of the most thoughtful economic policy voices on the right and in the political center have raised the idea of pushing back Medicare’s age of eligibility.
Among them are Harvard University’s Greg Mankiw, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Brookings Institution’s William Gale.
But such a policy seems much harder to imagine in the wake of ObamaCare. Would Congress really open a hole in the health care safety net at age 65 after passing a trillion dollar plan to subsidize coverage for those 64 and under?
The health care overhaul’s effect on possible changes to Medicare eligibility is among several ways it might hinder one of the most constructive approaches to reining in unsustainable entitlement spending on older Americans: getting them to work longer and rely on the safety net later.
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12,000 Missouri home-care workers unionize
St. Louis Business Journal ^ | 05/06/2010 | St. Louis Biz Journal
Posted on May 8, 2010 1:07:51 PM PDT by erikm88
About 12,000 Missouri home-care attendants have joined the Missouri Home Care Union.
The union is affiliated with both the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Ballots were counted Wednesday in Jefferson City.
Home-care attendants help the elderly and disabled with bathing, cooking, shopping and transportation to medical appointments.
They save taxpayers millions of dollars a year by avoiding the cost of nursing home care, SEIU said.
Demand for them also is projected to skyrocket, with the number of elderly Missourians expected to rise by more than 70 percent in the next 20 years, the union said.
Missouri home-care workers voted to unionize last summer but the election results were tossed out by a judge after a lawsuit alleged procedural flaws.
Home-care workers in more than 10 other states – including California, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Washington – have also unionized.
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Obama Administration Makes Emergency Funding Request for Teachers
Fox News ^ | 5/14/10 | Stephen Clark
Posted on May 14, 2010 2:27:22 PM PDT by jimbo123
Despite President Obama’s pledge for honest budgeting and billions of dollars in stimulus money spent to save teachers’ jobs, the Education Department is asking for off-the-books emergency funding to keep local districts from laying off school teachers next school year.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan sent Democratic lawmakers a request Thursday to pass a $26 billion emergency supplemental to fund up to 300,000 teachers’ jobs that he says will otherwise be lost in the fall.
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Facts Are Stubborn Things [flag@whitehouse.gov]
WHITEHOUSE.gov ^ | 6:55 AM | Posted by Macon Phillips
Posted on August 4, 2009 3:45:39 PM PDT by Cindy
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2009 AT 6:55 AM Facts Are Stubborn Things Posted by Macon Phillips
Opponents of health insurance reform may find the truth a little inconvenient, but as our second president famously said, “facts are stubborn things.”
Scary chain emails and videos are starting to percolate on the internet, breathlessly claiming, for example, to “uncover” the truth about the President’s health insurance reform positions.
In this video, Linda Douglass, the communications director for the White House’s Health Reform Office, addresses one example that makes it look like the President intends to “eliminate” private coverage, when the reality couldn’t be further from the truth.
For the record, the President has consistently said that if you like your insurance plan, your doctor, or both, you will be able to keep them. He has even proposed eight consumer protections relating specifically to the health insurance industry.
There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.
Here are the complete videos that Linda refers to. First from the AARP:
And then from the President’s news conference:
"The President will also discuss the new health care law and efforts to combat senior scams and fraud..."
Cowards! Tele-town halls are a collosal waste of time. I’ve been in on two by Tom “I won’t read the bill” Carper (Stupid Party-DE)and only soft balls are allowed. No real information is exchanged and it is basically another opportunity for the elite to say what a great guy/gal he/she is.
Anything this large is bound to be a Chinese fire drill.
Seriously, I truly anticipate that when Miss Emily or myself reach the point that we cost too much money to all this "free" healthcare, we will get shipped- against our will-- to the "Old Folks Really Carefree ( literally! ) Retirement Home, err, I mean Organ Donation Center, so our parts can be harvested to keep the younger drones paying taxes into all the government's Ponzi schemes...
Look for the union label.
When does this take place?
If these state workers are doing this on the state’s dime, how is this not politicking on the job?!
So there're doing this on the public's time, on gov't property, and that's a very controllable venue.
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