Upcoming meetings
December Meeting: Holiday Party
(third Sat. in December)
November Meeting: Planning for 2012
(third Sat. in November)
9:30 AM—Business Meeting
10:45—Program
HART SENIOR CENTER
27th Street between I and J Streets
Past Meetings Oct. 15, 2011:
HOME ALONE: SAFE & HEALTHY
September 24, 2011:
WILL SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE BE THERE FOR YOU?
Web page for Margie's info
OWL resolution to save Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Word PDF
Listen to the meeting: OWL/Gray Panthers Meeting on Social Security and Medicare. Speakers, Chris Flores, Congresswoman Doris Matsui's Office; John Joseph, AARP; HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program); Margie Metzler, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (sound only). mp3 file
Resolution: Word PDF (Endorsed by OWL members at the Sept. 24 2011 meeting)
OWL Capitol Chapter
Program Committee 2011
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Our purpose is to take the meeting
suggestions determined by our membership during our
November meeting and distill them into 8 coherent
programs (we don’t have programs in
July, August, November and December);
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Our meetings must incorporate OWL’s
basic goals of improving older women’s lives
in
terms of Health, Economic Security, and Quality of
Life;
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Our meetings must appeal both to
our current members and new ones we want to attract.
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We only have 8 meetings to fill:
- Lobbying training (Jan. 8 meeting,
already planned (January)
- Healthcare reform (Joint Meeting,
already planned, EQUAL, Roberta will est. date)
(February).
- End of life and beyond: decisions
and issues (panel) power of attorney/ (Charlene
book, health, social worker. Gillogly, hospice)
(March)
- IHSS/Long-term care/Resources/short-term
Housing? (April)
- Mental Health/substance abuse (May)
- Housing options—continuum of
care (June)
- Social Security/Medicare (Joint Meeting)
(September)
- Senior services/disaster/home modification
(October)
May Meeting
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Hart Senior Center
27th St. between I & J Streets
9:30—Business Meeting
10:45---Program
SPECIAL
GUEST! CONGRESSWOMAN DORIS MATSUI GAVE A BRIEF UPDATE
ON THE ISSUE OF MEDICARE.
See her article with Kathleen Sebelius
at the bottom of this email.
WHERE CAN I TURN WHEN I
CAN NO LONGER COPE?
Our program speakers will discuss the current status of
mental health delivery systems and what to do in case
of emergencies; the effects of budget cuts and what should
be available for more ideal coverage, the use/misuse of
prescription and other drugs by seniors, the effect of
the Baby Boomer cohort on the mental health system.
PRESENTERS
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Geraldine Esposito, MSW: Former Executive
Director, California Society for Clinical Social Work
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Rosaline Garner, MSW: Program Planner/Mental
Health Services Act, Sacramento County
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Kathryn Trevino, MSW: Disability
Rights Ca Board, Protection and Advocacy for Individuals
with Mental Illness Council Member
March 19: End
of Life and Beyond!
Are there ways that we
can best prepare for illness and dying? Can we help our
family and friends come to terms with loss? Do we want
to leave legacies for those we care about? How do we limit
tax liability? Planning is the key.
Our
speakers were Barbara
Gillogly, PhD., LMFT, CPG—Chair of the
Gerontology department, American River College; Susan
Lynch,
RN, MS— Bio-Ethics Committee at Mercy Hospital;
Stephanie Makis, ASW—with Yolo Hospice;
and Patsy
Schiff, Attorney & Mediator
.Sept.
Meeting: “HOW AM I GOING TO GET THERE?”
—Transportation Challenges
in Sacramento—
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Barbara
L. Stanton-“Ridership for the Masses”
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Beth Barker- Hidalgo—Paratransit
Mobility Resource Manager
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Keith Staten, Esq.—What
to do when you lose your license
We normally meet
on the third Sat. of every month at 9:30 am, at the Hart
Senior Center, 915 - 27th Street, Sacramento, between
I and J Streets.
No October Meeting, October 16,
2010, as that is the OWL-CA Council weekend. Go
here for more details. |
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Roberta
Battle speaks up for OWL on Tipping Point Access radio
show. Go here
to hear the program!
Special
Joint OWL/Gray Panthers Meeting
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Medicare
with Steve Allison, and Protecting Social Security with
Peter d'Anna
On June 19th,
2010, the Sacramento Older Women's League (OWL) and the
Gray Panthers held a joint meeting of special interest
to persons approaching age 65. Steve Allison of the Health
Insurance Counseling Advocacy Program (HICAP) explained
Medicare step-by-step and what this insurance coverage
means under Healthcare Reform.
Peter d'Anna from the National
Committee to Protect Social Security discussed the current
Social SDecurity situation.
Documents and links
from the meeting:
HICAP presentation,
Steve Allison: PowerPoint
PDF
http://www.cahealthadvocates.org/HICAP/
To contact a HICAP Counselor in
the 9-county Sacramento Region call (916) 376-8915
Statewide, call
1-800-434-0222
Medicare Website: www.medicare.gov
(Comparison and quality of care information on Medicare
HMOs and Medigap plans)
Health Services Advisory Group www.hsag.com;
800-841-1602 (Medicare Quality of Care Issues and Complaints)
Department of Managed Health Care: www.dmhc.ca.gov;
888-466-2219 (Quality of care issues and complaints about
HMOs)
Department of Insurance: www.insurance.ca.gov;
1-800-427-9357 (Complaints regarding insurance)
Social Security
with Peter d'Anna:
National Committee to Preserve
Social Security and Medicare (http://www.ncpssm.org/)
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