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| | | Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:40:12 +0000 | | How many times have you heard, “Only in America…?”
This weekend is the Fourth of July. Next to Christmas, it’s my favorite holiday. The spirit of it conjures up images of the best of family, friends, community and the ideas that make our country great.
My latest “only in America” story involves three of our key AAHSA [...] | |
| | Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:36:17 +0000 | | At 1:15 this afternoon, President Obama will host an online town hall where he will talk about health care reform. You can watch the event live by visiting www.HealthReform.gov.
But don’t just watch. You can also participate in online chat. Below is a sample question you can use to make sure long-term services and supports is part [...] | |
| | Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:43:54 +0000 | | AAHSA and the readers of our FutureAge magazine want to know.
In the spirit of AAHSA’s Annual Meeting theme, I’m writing a story about what not-for-profit providers are doing to change lives. And I don’t just mean older people. What has your organization done to transform the life of an employee, board member, student or volunteer?
Maybe you helped a CNA [...] | |
| | Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:13:20 +0000 | | Over Congress’ Fourth of July recess, we need your help contacting key legislators and urging them to include the CLASS Act in the various health care reform bills.
These legislators include senators on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and Finance committees, House members on the Energy & Commerce, the Ways & Means, and the [...] | |
| | Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:25:16 +0000 | | Everybody’s interested in baby boomers these days. And I should know, I am one.
Retailers and vacation planners want to sell us things. The government is worried about how much it will cost to keep us healthy and financially secure as we age. And providers of long-term services and supports are wondering how our needs and [...] | |
| | Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:08:16 +0000 | | I know. I had the read the sentence twice myself. But Steve Gurney, a 43-year-old editor of the Guide to Retirement Living , moved into the Paul Spring Retirement Community last February for an “experiential editorial experience.”
Unlike other students or writers, Steve’s goal is to experience the transitions between different levels of care. He’ll start at [...] | |
| | Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:19:29 +0000 | | Yesterday was a great day!
We passed another very significant milestone today in our quest to transform how long-term services and supports are financed. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its preliminary score the Senate HELP Committee’s Affordable Health Choices Act, which is highly congruent with our vision and plan that you have worked so hard [...] | |
| | Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:16:52 +0000 | | The House Ways and Means Committee met for nearly 11 hours yesterday to talk about health care reform. Unfortunately, merely a few minutes were spent talking about long-term services and supports. AAHSA CEO Larry Minnix testified about the issue and urged the committee members not to ignore this vital part of our health care system.
“While the health reform [...] | |
| | Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:29:52 +0000 | | This morning, AAHSA CEO Larry Minnix will join an esteemed group of physicians, corporation executives, economists and policy leaders at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee entitled “Health Reform in the 21st Century: Proposals to Reform the Health System”
The hearing will consist of three panels on different topics related to health [...] | |
| | Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:45:15 +0000 | | The Fourth of July is all about independence. And that includes the independence we deserve from a system that makes providing long-term service and supports fragmented, difficult and expensive.
This Fourth of July, you can help us ensure that long-term services and supports are included in health care reform legislation. How? By hosting a “Declaration of Choice [...] | |
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