PRESENTATIONS:
Linda P. Hawkins, Independent-Advocate-Volunteer
Health Care Insurance Reform for Small Businesses
J.R. Pegues, President and Chief Executive Officer, Coventry Insurance
Health Care Reform – Denial is No Longer an Option
Steve Spires, Policy Analyst, Louisiana Budget Project
Medicaid Expansion is the Right Choice for Louisiana
David Hood, Former Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)
“HOW DOES THE PATIENT PROTECTION & AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (OBAMACARE) IMPACT YOUR BUSINESS & EMPLOYEES”
A PANEL DISCUSSION
• How can businesses prepare and what should they be telling their employees?
• Can small independent self-employed business access a group exchange?
• What happens when an employee changes jobs?
• How to understand the law and its complexities?
GET THE FACTS
When: Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Where: Abita Springs Town Hall, 22161 Level St. Abita Springs, LA
Knowledgeable industry experts including Healthcare providers, private insurance industry executives, local insurance broker, governmental agencies, non-profit organization and more will help businesses prepare for the upcoming implementation of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Learn about tax credits, healthcare exchanges, individual responsibility, Medicaid eligibility and other highlights of the law. Gain greater control over your health care options with objective knowledge and resources.
Send your advance questions to the Panel — email: sttammanydemocrat@gmail.com, call: 985.893-0408 and leave a message.
Co-Sponsored by: St. Tammany Democrat Parish Executive Committee (DPEC) and The Louisiana Center for Health Equity.
Free and Open to the Public but space is limited
From Dec. 15th, 2012 edition of the Times-Picayune.
More than 20 of Congressman Steve Scalise’s constituents turned up at his Mandeville office Friday to deliver a polite, though pointed message.
With urgent financial decisions to be made, the group of Democratic community leaders wanted to urge the congressman to get back to work. They brought him a gift-wrapped box of coal, implying that was what he deserved for Christmas.
But Scalise was not in the office.
Justin Crossie, regional director for the office, accepted the coal. He did not invite the group inside, but stood in the hall and listened to their concerns, which he promised to pass along to Scalise.
Keith Villlere, chairman of the St.Tammany Democratic Executive Committee and former mayor of Covington, asked Crossie to tell the Congressman to vote to raise taxes on the richest two percent, who would not find it a burden ”even to keep up their second or third home” but not on the middle class, who are more likely to need the money to buy essentials.
Villere pointed out that although Scalise is a Republican, there are 85,000 non-Republicans in his district. Crossie responded that Scalise does not consider party when making his decisions.
The group also urged that Scalise vote against cutting Medicare and other social programs, and assured Crossie that they would be watching Scalise’s votes, to see if he deserved their support, and perhaps Christmas goodies, in the future.
The visit, coordinated by NDWC vice-president Ann Porter, was under the auspices of a nationwide movement called “The Action,” which is working to get Congress to prevent the middle class tax increases while letting the Bush tax cuts expire for those making more than $250,000 a year.
Several St. Tammany Democratic leaders, unhappy with the possibility of a $2,000 middle-class income tax increase, are planning a welcome-home greeting for Republican Congressman Steve Scalise on Friday.
They plan to personally present him with a festively-wrapped lump of coal and a message,”Get back to work,” to avoid the fiscal cliff.
They will gather at Scalise’s Mandeville office, 21454 Koop Drive, Suite 1E, at 10 a.m., led by Keith Villere, chairman of the St.Tammany Democratic Executive Committee and former mayor of Covington.
The event is under the auspices of a nationwide movement called “The Action,” which is working to get Congress to prevent the tax increases while letting the Bush tax cuts expire for those making more than $250,000 a year.
The evening will include a cash bar, silent auction, raffle, buffet dinner and dancing. Dress is“Coat and Tie” for men and “Formal/Cocktail” for women.
Tickets are $35/person and $60/couple. Payment MUST be made via PayPal, check or cash. You can pay via PayPal using the BUY NOW link under the Inaugural Ball tickets header on the www.Northshoredwc.compage. You do NOT have to have a PayPal account to use this option. PayPal accepts Debit and Credit Card payments as well as account holder transactions. If paying by PayPal, you do NOT have to RSVP. Your purchase will generate an e-mail that will suffice as your RSVP.
Checks should be made out to “St Tammany DPEC” and can be presented to any DPEC member. Please follow up your check payment with an RSVP e-mail to InauguralBall2013@hotmail.com. Include the number of guests in your party.
Payments, whether by PayPal or check, are due by January 1st.
Although pre-payment is preferred,last minute payments can be accepted at the door providing you have RSVPed to InauguralBall2013@hotmail.com by January 1st. Ticket prices at the door will be $45/person and $70/couple.
Please send any questions or concerns to InauguralBall2013@hotmail.com.
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