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Vivian Davis Figures on Health CareDemocratic Senate Challenger; member of State Senate |
A: Only 21% of employers offer supplemental health coverage to retired employees enrolled in Medicare making government and private senior service agencies crucial to keeping America's elderly clothed, housed and fed. However, even these agencies are buckling. They have been hit by the same financial struggles that so many of us are overcome by--higher costs for food and fuel. We must ensure that programs like Meals on Wheels, senior mobility units, and expanded Medicare are at a minimum preserved and at best broadened to serve our seniors. Social Security is the only form of income for three out of 10 retired elders, and rising Medicare costs are consuming more of that monthly check.