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September 15, 2009
ROCKEFELLER MEETS WITH WEST VIRGINIA SENIORS - HEARS PERSONAL STORIES ON NEED FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM
Morgantown, W.Va. — Senator Jay Rockefeller met this week with Morgantown seniors to hear firsthand their stories about the need for health care reform.
“I know that so many seniors and Americans are concerned about what reform really means for them and that’s why a continued discussion is so important,” said Senator Rockefeller, Chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care. “I will continue to listen to and hear from seniors, hear their questions and worries, and do my best to let them know that health care reform will protect their health care coverage – not threaten it.
“There are some tough choices ahead about how to fix a broken system and I know and respect that West Virginia seniors and families feel as passionately as I do. I have been pushing for health care reform throughout my entire career in Congress, and I will not stop until we have delivered solutions that work for West Virginians and all Americans.”
Rockefeller reassured seniors of the following:
- Health care reform will not jeopardize Medicare or take away choices – seniors will always be able to get the care they need, when they need it.
- Health care reform will not require people to sign up for a public health insurance option – if you like the coverage you have, you will be able to keep it.
- Health reform will not require doctors to give seniors “suicide counseling” or create so-called “death panels.” Rather, health reform will give seniors (and all adults) the tools and information they need to voluntarily make their own decisions about end-of-life care in advance, in consultation with a trusted physician.
- And, health care reform will not replace Medicare or Medicaid.
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