Assistant Secretary Greenlee Encourages National Aging Services Network To Stay Informed About Health Insurance Reform

Received from the Administration on Aging:

President Obama is committed to working with Congress to passcomprehensive health insurance reform this year in order to controlrising health care costs, guarantee choice of doctor, and assurehigh-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. All across thiscountry, Americans of all ages are engaged in conversations about thefuture of health care in the United States and how these reform effortsmight affect them, their families and their communities. For those ofus in the national aging services network who work on the front lineswith seniors and their caregivers, it is important that we stayinformed about this critically important topic.

The White House has recently launched a website http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/where you can go to find out the latest information about proposalsbeing considered by Congress and get status updates on the progress ofthis extraordinary undertaking. In addition, the following website http://www.healthreform.gov/ hasa comprehensive overview of activities related to health reform. Iencourage you to visit these websites at your first opportunity to stayabreast of these issues that are so important to the future of ourcountry.