SOMERVILLE, NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE TO HOST PUBLIC FORUM THIS FRIDAY
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Congressman Michael Capuano, HHS Regional Director Christie Hager, Secretary of Elder Affairs Ann Hartstein, Tufts University Professor Raymond Hyatt to Speak on Panel Regarding the State of Medicare & Social Security; Hundreds
Capuano, and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
will host a public forum on Friday, September 28th at 11:00 A.M. to discuss current
proposals to address long-term funding and benefits issues affecting these
long-standing and popular federal programs.
The forum will be held at Tufts University's Cohen Auditorium (in the
Aidekman Arts Center, Talbot Ave., Somerville), and will offer a panel
discussion followed by a Q&A session with the public. Opened and moderated by Mayor Curtatone, the
panel includes Congressman Capuano, Health & Human Services New England
Regional Director Christie L. Hager, Massachusetts' Secretary of Elder Affairs
Ann L. Hartstein, Dan Adcock from the National Committee, and Associate Professor Raymond R. Hyatt,
Ph.D., from the Department of Public Health & Community Medicine at the
Tufts University School of Medicine.
Hundreds of attendees from Councils on Aging across the region are
expected to be in attendance, as are students from Tufts University. The event is free of charge, but RSVPs are encouraged. Attendees can confirm their interest by contacting Jackie Rossetti in
Mayor Curtatone's Office at 617-625-6600 ext 2614, or JRossetti@somervillema.gov
"Whenever I meet with area residents, especially seniors,
these issues are always among the first to come up. This is an opportunity to step back from the
superheated rhetoric of the campaign season and take a purely informational and
balanced look at the various plans that are out there and what their effects
might be," said Curtatone. "I think we
all benefit when major programs like Social Security and Medicaid can be discussed
by policy experts rather than caricatured in thirty-second sound bites. I expect this to be a frank and wide-ranging
discussion of how to deal with the issues surrounding two federal programs that
play an essential role in health and quality of life almost every American.
"Social Security and Medicare are usually top tier issues in
any election, but their importance has been elevated by harmful proposals to
privatize both programs and cut benefits in each. Middle class Americans
deserve to know how these plans could affect their earned benefits before they
vote on November 6," said Dan Adcock, Director of Government Relations and
Policy for the NCPSSM.
This forum is a non-partisan discussion and is open to the
public via RSVP to: Jackie Rossetti, 617-625-6600
ext 2614, or JRossetti@somervillema.gov . The
forum is intended to provide information regarding Social Security and Medicare
and related health care policies, and allow senior citizens to learn more about
available resources and options.
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