50th Anniversary of Medicare Watch Party in Metairie

WHAT: White House Conference on Aging (http://www.whitehouseconferenceonaging.gov) takes place this Monday, July 13, 9 to 11 a.m. CST

 
MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MEDICARE

WHY: Conference happens once a decade (last one was in 2005) and brings together leading thinkers, constituencies, and stakeholders in aging community for robust dialogue on what lies ahead in this critical sector. The first conference was held in 1961 and has been viewed as a catalyst for establishing or improving Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and the Older Americans Act.

WHO: Jefferson and Orleans Parish Councils on Aging hosting watch party at Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave.

CONTACT:            
Al Robichaux, JCOA 504-888-5880 or arobichaux@jcoa.net
Howard Rodgers, NOCOA 888-922-8522 or primemin3@aol.com

FEATURING: Nora Super, of New Orleans, heading up the White House Conference; she is a Tulane grad. See bio: http://whitehouseconferenceonaging.gov/about/biography.html

FACT: ONE IN TWO LOUISIANA SENIORS/ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES COULD GET ADDITIONAL HELP FROM MEDICARE IF THEY WOULD JUST APPLY. FIND OUT MORE AT WWW.LOUISIANAANSWERS.COM

Additional call areas in addition to Jefferson and Orleans are:

CADDO                                    800 256 3003

CAJUN                                    800 738 2256

CALCASIEU                                    800 223 5872

CAPITAL                                    800 280 0908

CENLA                                    800 454 9573

NORTH DELTA                        855 562 7577

TERREBONNE                        800 353 3265

STATEWIDE                                    877 340 9100