Date:
February 13, 2009 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s):
Jerry Cohen, State Director, AARP Oregon
Speaker(s):
Leslie Frane, Executive Director, SEIU Local 503
Speaker(s):
John Tapogna, Managing Director, EcoNW
Speaker(s):
Moderator Dr. Margaret Neal, Director, PSU Institute on Aging
Americans face an increasing need for long-term medical care yet many lack the means to pay for it. Although 70 percent of individuals over age 65 will require at least some type of long-term care, neither Medicare nor private health insurance programs pay for the majority of needed services.
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