Contact Congress on Health Reform

During the next few weeks, while Congress is in recess, senators and representatives will be hearing from many constituencies about health care reform.  It is important that our voice -- that of Village Care particularly, and the long-term care field in general -- be heard.

This is a critical time.

Please take a moment to contact our elected representatives in the House and the U.S. Senate to help us express our concerns about the impact of health care reform on long-term care.  We need to let them know that the needs of older adults, persons living with HIV/AIDS and others with disabilities who need nursing home care, home care and other services, should not have their care threatened by a reform plan that looks for cost-containment in the Medicare program, and which fails to include new approaches to ensure access to long-term care.

You can help by sending an email, or a fax, to New York's representatives in Congress.  Here is how you can contact Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, and your House member:

Senator Charles Schumer

Phone: 202-224-6542

E-mail link:  http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm (paste text in message field and submit)

Fax: 202-228-3027

Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Phone: 202-224-4451

E-mail link: http://gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/ (paste text in message field and submit)

Fax: 202-228-0282

U.S. Representative Lookup:  Click here to identify your U.S. Representative by zip code and send an electronic message.

You may copy the following text into your email or fax: