Alliance Press Clips

Recent press clips for Alliance members-

Alliance Mentions

• The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO is reorganizing, and the Wisconsin Alliance is a part of this movement. Alliance member Timm Driscoll is featured in a photograph.

• The Alliance sponsored a health care reform event at the Capitol last Wednesday, along with prominent Iowans, as part of a nationwide push demanding Congressional action.

• California Democratic senator Leland Yee stresses the importance of oversight for samples of prescription medication, and Nan Brasmer of the California Alliance states the necessity for basic warning information for sample drugs.

• Shane Goldmacher exposes that the key vote to strike down larger type on drug labels was cast by a CVS drug executive. California Alliance president Nan Brasmer stresses the effect this will have on seniors.

• Sonja Marchand speaks out about V. Manuel Perez and the work he has done for Sacramento, as well as his 100% ranking by the California Alliance.

• The Alliance and SEIU held a rally on Saturday in Columbus, urging Congress to "finish healthcare reform right."

Alliance People

• Charles Balban sent a letter to Wentworth Douglas Hospital in Ohio, urging contractors to provide health insurance to all employees working on construction at the hospital.

• Connecticut Alliance member Bette Marafino wrote about adult day-care access and home care as important priorities for seniors and Connecticut as a whole.

• Judith E. Jobes of the Pennsylvania Alliance points out the dehibilitating affects of SSI cuts to seniors in the state.

Health Care

• A new poll was released, showing that overall, the public option is favored over the Senate plan.

• President Obama is preparing for Thursday's summit on health care reform while under pressure from Democrats and Republicans alike.

• Gov. Schwarzenegger of California threw his support behind the stimulus package, the jobs bill, and health care. He insisted that the health care bill should not be scrapped in favor of a new one.

• The White House released a new health care proposal which could cut prescription drug costs, expressly against the wishes of major pharmaceutical companies and PhRMA.

Lifestyle

• The New York Times reports a rise in households applying for home heating assistance (or Liheap), a number of which are seniors.

Medicare

• A piece on Iowan seniors, and how they are being lured out of traditional Medicare into private insurance plans which aren't right for them.