Breaking! Senator Introduces Legislation To Save VSC Libraries
VSC Administrators’ “Revised” Plan For Libraries Is Not Popular
Crossover Friday
VSEA Says Goodbye To Staff Attorney Kelly Everhart
Group G Coming This Spring – Certain Corrections and Mental Health Workers Can Choose a New Retirement Plan!
April 3 Deadline To Submit Bylaw Changes
Union Made St. Patrick’s Day
Medicare Advantage VSEA Action Alert Sent This Week
New Report Warns That Medicare Advantage Is Using AI To Determine When To Stop Paying Patient’s Benefits
Upcoming Presentation: The Privatization Of Medicare
Solidarity Stories:
Michigan Repeals “Right-to-Work”
Survey Finds U.S. Workers Worried That Employer Safety Precautions Are Falling Way Short
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Last week, your union reached out to your legislators to ask them to sign on to a letter to Governor Scott that calls on him to withdraw his proposal to force state retirees onto risky Medicare Advantage plans. Several legislators have already signed on.
Please call (802) 828-2228 TODAY to leave a message to your legislators, asking them to:
“Please oppose Medicare Advantage; sign on to the VSEA letter opposing Governor Scott’s Medicare Advantage proposal.”
If they respond that they’ve already signed on, please thank them for their support! Also, if you get a response, please e-mail vsea@vsea.org to let us know what your legislator has said.
You can find your legislators here.
Make your voice heard on this important issue— before it’s too late!
Learn More: The Medicare (Dis)Advantage
From a report posted to STAT:
An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a rapid recovery for Frances Walter, an 85-year-old Wisconsin woman with a shattered left shoulder and an allergy to pain medicine. In 16.6 days, it estimated, she would be ready to leave her nursing home.
On the 17th day, her Medicare Advantage insurer, Security Health Plan, followed the algorithm and cut off payment for her care, concluding she was ready to return to the apartment where she lived alone. Meanwhile, medical notes in June 2019 showed Walter’s pain was maxing out the scales and that she could not dress herself, go to the bathroom, or even push a walker without help.
Read More From STAT Here
According to a story in today’s Times Argus, VSC administrators’ revised library plan isn’t finding a lot of support from the VSC staff or lawmakers.
From the Argus piece:
“I think it’s the same as their old plan,” says Preston Garcia, president of the Castleton University faculty assembly. “I don’t think there’s any change at all. It provides more detail, which they should have to begin with, but there’s no change. … I think they’re trying to get positive headlines, that they’re making concessions, but I see zero concessions.”
Read More From The Times Argus Here
Court Break-In Reinforces VSEA Judiciary Unit Member’s Security Concerns
VSEA Legislative Specialist Nearly Pulls Off An Election Upset
VSEA Veterans Council Meeting Next Week!
Newbury Voters Strongly Reject Placing Youth Treatment Facility In Their Community
Post & Share! Support VSEA Librarians!
2023 Wellness Program: Find Your Balance!
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Next Week’s Union Meetings And Events
Solidarity Stories:
AFL-CIO Highlights Women Labor Leaders
Maine Retiree Pension Cuts Leave Many State Retirees Near Destitution
Sanders’ Committee Holds Hearing On Present-Day Union Busting
Michigan Moving Quickly to Repeal “Right-to-Work”
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