Health & Fitness
Laugh and Learn about Medicare, Social Security
Are you confused about the ongoing political debate over Medicare reform? Come for an entertaining talk about the future of Social Security and Medicare sponsored by Westminster at Lake Ridge.
Expert Takes Light Hearted Approach to Explaining Medicare to Seniors
Social security and Medicare are political punching bags this campaign season, but Laura Feldman delivers her Medicare talk with a punch line. Feldman will try and remove some of the confusion about these and other government programs for older Americans in her presentation "The Politics of Aging and the 2012 Election" on Tuesday, October 23rd 10am-11:30am at Westminster at Lake Ridge, a local retirement community.
“My presentation’s tag line is ‘Come Laugh and Learn,’” says Feldman. “I try to make all the facts and figures understandable, but I also make it fun.”
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Feldman, Grassroots Manager of The National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare, will go beyond the political rhetoric and present a non-partisan explanation of the major federal government programs that affect older Americans.
Feldman will explain what’s at stake for older Americans by proposed changes from both political parties in federal government programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and the Affordable Care Act.
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“While I want people to better understand the programs, I also want them to let their legislators know how they feel about proposed changes to these programs. And the bottom line is, of course, to vote,” Feldman says.
Some of the most common concerns Feldman hears from older Americans is that these programs will be cut or become too expensive.
“The fact is older Americans will not be affected by any of the proposed changes being discussed, but things could change for their children and grandchildren,” Feldman concludes.
Westminster at Lake Ridge is a Continuing Care Retirement Community located next to the historic, riverside Town of Occoquan, Virginia just across the river from Fairfax County and 30 minutes from Washington, D.C. Residents enjoy wellness and lifelong learning opportunities, the choice of maintenance-free cottage or apartment living, housekeeping, dining, parking, transportation and on-site amenities all in a beautiful, wooded campus environment featuring two ponds, gardens and trails to the Occoquan River. Visit our website: http://wlrva.org/
To register, call Clint 703-496-3440.