Health Care Reform
The Senate Special Committee on Aging has a responsibility to represent the concerns of America’s seniors. Your representatives in Congress have been working for months to put together a plan for health reform.
Here are some fact sheets about how the Senate health reform bill will benefit seniors:
AARP Myth versus Fact Worksheet
Alliance for Retired Americans Worksheet
Seniors to Seniors Coalition Worksheet
Medicare Right Center Worksheet 1
Medicare Rights Center Worksheet 2
National Partnership for Women & Families Worksheet
National Caregiver Alliance Worksheet
NCCNHR: The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care Provisions
Other good resources for facts on health care reform:
HealthReform.gov: America's Seniors and Health Insurance Reform
Kaiser Family Foundation factsheet: Side-by-side comparisons of proposals
Kaiser Family Foundation factsheet: Changes to Medicare and Medicaid
Kaiser Family Foundation's Health Reform Page
Another good website on rumor vs. fact in the health reform debate: