Health Care Reform
By Paramus Post Saturday, March 20, 2010, 08:10 PM EDT
Getting Americans back to work is one of the most pressing priorities for our nation. People who are unemployed are less likely to have health insurance coverage. Our nation needs to find ways to fix our broken health care system.
It can take a worker over the age of 50 twice as long as someone younger to find work. We cannot turn our back on those who have hit hard times and are now struggling to afford health care. On average, seniors spend 30 percent of their income on health care costs. This is six times greater than the percentage those with employer-sponsored health coverage spend.
We must move forward with health care reform. We are a nation crippled by record unemployment, and with that come millions of Americans who have lost employer-based health care coverage. Even people with insurance are not secure. Many have experienced personal bankruptcies due to the misfortune of becoming sick.
We cannot let Washington gridlock jeopardize health care reform. I am one of millions of Americans who is counting on our elected officials to keep their promises to solve this problem. We need leadership from our elected officials, not bickering and stonewalling.
Gail Daly
AARP Outreach Volunteer
Millstone
For confirmation, please contact:
Jane H. Margesson
Communications Director
AARP New Jersey
101 Rockingham Row - Forrestal Village
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 452-3908 office
(609) 571-0526 cell
(609) 987-4634 fax
jmargesson@aarp.org
It can take a worker over the age of 50 twice as long as someone younger to find work. We cannot turn our back on those who have hit hard times and are now struggling to afford health care. On average, seniors spend 30 percent of their income on health care costs. This is six times greater than the percentage those with employer-sponsored health coverage spend.
We must move forward with health care reform. We are a nation crippled by record unemployment, and with that come millions of Americans who have lost employer-based health care coverage. Even people with insurance are not secure. Many have experienced personal bankruptcies due to the misfortune of becoming sick.
We cannot let Washington gridlock jeopardize health care reform. I am one of millions of Americans who is counting on our elected officials to keep their promises to solve this problem. We need leadership from our elected officials, not bickering and stonewalling.
Gail Daly
AARP Outreach Volunteer
Millstone
For confirmation, please contact:
Jane H. Margesson
Communications Director
AARP New Jersey
101 Rockingham Row - Forrestal Village
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 452-3908 office
(609) 571-0526 cell
(609) 987-4634 fax
jmargesson@aarp.org
