WE NEED: 60 Seconds of Your Time Next Tuesday, March 3rd
February 25, 2009
|In Our Blog
On Tuesday night President Barack Obama said that ‘now is the time for fixing health care.’ Long-term care and services financing also needs to be part of health reform.
Here’s your opportunity to tell our Senators the importance of transforming how we pay for aging services so everyone can live as independently as possible, where they most want to call home:
Next Tuesday, March 3, the day before a U.S. Senate Aging Committee hearing on financing for long-term services and supports, the American Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) will host a call-in enabling you an easy way to tell your U.S. Senator why these essential services must be part of health care reform.
Where to Call:Please make a toll-free call to (800) 958-5374 between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. central. You will be asked what state you live in. After you tell them your state, you will be patched into one of your two Senator’s offices. You will then be able to leave a message for your Senator. You can also email them here.
Key MessagePlease feel free to tailor your message, but here’s a general theme:
Hello, Senator, my name is ____. I want to encourage the Senator to make long-term care financing reform part of health care reform. We need to have an affordable, well-coordinated health care system that empowers people and promotes wellness. A new way of financing long-term care is essential to that. Thank you.Changing Aging Readers: We need your help in ‘Changing Aging’ and empowering Americans. THANK YOU. To learn more about the AAHSA long-term care financing plan we support at Ecumen, please go here.