Seniors
March 13, 2013
Under the House Republican Medicare voucher plan, seniors would face substantially higher out-of-pocket expenses, since the voucher will not keep pace with private insurance medical inflation. Seniors would pay as much as $1,200 more each year by 2030.
February 27, 2013
Taking to the Floor of the United States House of Representatives, told the story of how Northern California communities will be harmed by the sequester.
February 11, 2013
Congressman Garamendi hosted town halls in Woodland and Marysville Saturday, his first in the new 3rd Congressional District.
October 16, 2012
Garamendi Highlights New Kaiser Study: Californians Would Pay $100 per Month More in Medicare Premiums Under Ryan-Republican Plan
September 11, 2012
The first report by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Congressional Republican plans to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) would threaten the solvency of Medicare and increase health care costs for seniors.
Issues:
Healthcare
Seniors
Social Justice
July 11, 2012
"I should be saying today that the House of Representatives voted for a good bipartisan jobs bill to get Americans back to work … but I can’t. The Republican leadership in Congress would rather waste time on meaningless theater than do something about jobs," Congressman Garamendi said. "Yet again, they scheduled a vote to allow 17 million children with pre-existing conditions to once again be denied coverage and to raise prescription drug costs for more than five million seniors."
Issues:
Seniors
Social Justice
January 19, 2012
"It's been a great forum. I found a lot of interesting things here for seniors," said Ken Kinsman, a senior who attended the event.
December 6, 2011
"The Patient’s Bill of Rights is making quality health coverage more affordable for millions of seniors, with significant prescription drug savings and free preventative health screenings," Congressman Garamendi said. "This is good new for every American who hopes to retire with dignity, and it’s only possible because President Obama and Democrats in Congress were willing to take the tough votes necessary to improve our health care system."
Issues:
Healthcare
Seniors
May 16, 2011
"While we agree on the need to address the nation’s long-term deficits, shifting the costs of Medicaid expenditures such as nursing facilities and hospice care onto individuals not only creates excessive hardship on families with aging relatives, it does little to alleviate rising health care costs," they continued. "According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid spending grew significantly slower (4.6 percent) per capita than private insurance premiums (7.7 percent) over the past decade."