AARP CEO A. Barry Rand urges senators to continue working on the Health Reform
March 25th, 2010 - 3:08 am ICT by BNO NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – AARP CEO A. Barry Rand sent a letter to every member of the U.S. Senate Wednesday, urging them to continue working on the Health Reform.
In his letter, Rand urged senators to promptly pass the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 without amendments, allowing affordable “high quality health care available to all Americans.”
The act would include the closing of the Medicare prescription drug “doughnut hole,” making of coverage more affordable for American families, and fighting fraud, waste and abuse in health care.
“The legislative package will also provide affordable coverage options to millions of Americans and small businesses, help Americans to better plan for their future long-term care needs, and receive services to help them remain in their own homes and stay out of costly nursing facilities.”
“Health care remains among the most important and personal economic issues for the vast majority of Americans.” According to the letter, health care costs are growing 2 to 3 times faster than general inflation, and roughly one sixth of the nation’s economy is absorbed by health expenditures.
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