We invite you to join the conversations posted here by sharing your ideas, energy, and suggestions for how we move forward in this process. Let's think about big picture issues in health reform and how they impact all of us.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Break
Taking a 5 minute break for refreshments. Live blogging from bloggers in each break out group next!
On behalf of RetireSafe's 400,000 senior citizen supporters across America, we commend BIO for hosting, the Genetic Alliance for organizing, and FasterCures, Research!America and others for being co-conveners of today's discussion. I'm sorry I can't be there today, but one of the issues I hope you will consider is how "health care reform" can be be built upon a foundation of $600 billion plus in funding cuts to Medicare and Medicare. No matter how it might be spun, those cuts will most certainly hurt the elderly and the poor over the next decade. RetireSafe opposes those cuts, and we will do everything we can to be sure older Americans understand that they will (essentially) be paying for health care reform by cuts to their quality of care. I will leave you with the thought that if these cuts were proposed by a Republican President, we would collectively be marching on the White House. Any health care reform should be funded by all Americans, not on the backs of seniors. Thanks, and best regards to you all, Al Cors, Jr., RetireSafe (acors@retiresafe.org)
On June 17, 2009 from 12-4pm EST, individuals in the health community came together for an urgent meeting on Healthcare Reform. This meeting was convened in an open partnership between health organizations, in response to the growing dialogue on health reform.
The impetus to pass comprehensive health reform legislation continues to grow as an energetic Congress and new leadership in our federal health agencies provide unprecedented support for expanding access to quality healthcare. The road ahead is both exciting and full of the unknown. Congress is promising passage of healthcare reform this summer.
Now is the time for us to come together in urgency and openness to articulate our shared principles that focus reform on what truly matters: improved health for individuals, families and communities.
Bloggers representing each of the co-conveners, posted on this blog in preparation for, during, and after the urgent meeting on June 17th. We invite you to join the conversations posted here by sharing your ideas, energy, and suggestions for how we move forward in this process. Push each other to think about big picture issues in health reform and how they impact us all.
On behalf of RetireSafe's 400,000 senior citizen supporters across America, we commend BIO for hosting, the Genetic Alliance for organizing, and FasterCures, Research!America and others for being co-conveners of today's discussion. I'm sorry I can't be there today, but one of the issues I hope you will consider is how "health care reform" can be be built upon a foundation of $600 billion plus in funding cuts to Medicare and Medicare. No matter how it might be spun, those cuts will most certainly hurt the elderly and the poor over the next decade. RetireSafe opposes those cuts, and we will do everything we can to be sure older Americans understand that they will (essentially) be paying for health care reform by cuts to their quality of care.
ReplyDeleteI will leave you with the thought that if these cuts were proposed by a Republican President, we would collectively be marching on the White House. Any health care reform should be funded by all Americans, not on the backs of seniors. Thanks, and best regards to you all,
Al Cors, Jr., RetireSafe (acors@retiresafe.org)
Thank you, we are introducing your comment into the economics small breakout group for discussion right now.
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