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<H1> </H1>This week marks the one-year anniversary of the
Affordable Care Act. <BR><BR>Millions of Americans are already
benefitting from our new health reform law. In the months
ahead, even more of us will benefit if it improves care
coordination, provides more preventive services, and makes
coverage more affordable and secure. It only gets better from
here.<BR><BR>That is, if we give reform time to work — and
work together to make sure it gets implemented effectively.
<BR><BR>Together, we’re working to build better care — care
that is better coordinated, more centered on meeting the needs
of patients, and more affordable. That's why I'm asking you to
<A title=http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/R?i=fYKpm4p8CTyRrfu5sfL_vw.. href="http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/R?i=fYKpm4p8CTyRrfu5sfL_vw..">encourage
the Senate to stand strong against efforts to repeal or defund
health reform. </A><BR><BR><STRONG>It’s time to move forward
<EM>and</EM> fix our health care system.</STRONG><BR><BR>We
simply can’t afford to let anyone undermine our efforts to
make America’s health care system work better for all of us —
and especially for older adults, patients with multiple
chronic conditions and their family caregivers.
<BR><BR><STRONG>Just ask Leslie Schlienger, a nurse from south
Florida, who is working on the front lines.</STRONG><BR><BR>
<P>Since graduating from nursing school in 1980, Leslie has
been a head nurse in Veterans Administration and community
hospitals, earned her certification in rehabilitation nursing
and her master’s degree in nursing administration. For the
last dozen years she’s been a home health nurse, and a
critical part of her work is coordinating clients’ care with
family, friends and medical professionals. <BR><BR>"The
fragmentation of how care is delivered is a big issue," Leslie
says. "Because of all the specialties, a single patient often
has two or three physicians, and I’ve seen some with as many
as seven or eight. Patients are overwhelmed by that. They’re
lost in that system." (Read the rest of Leslie's story <A title=http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/R?i=phKl9DE6K-XyWxfO_YafZw.. href="http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/R?i=phKl9DE6K-XyWxfO_YafZw..">here</A>.)
<BR><BR></P><STRONG>Now more than ever, we need better care
coordination, improved communication among providers, medical
records at our fingertips, and a system that doesn’t leave
vulnerable patients and their family caregivers to fend for
themselves.<BR><BR></STRONG>To mark the one-year anniversary
of the Affordable Care Act and honor the millions of Americans
working every day for better care, urge your Senators to focus
on fixing our health care system and reject any attempts to
repeal or defund health reform.<BR><BR>I’ve already sent my
message to Congress. <A title=http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/R?i=OYsjqCFLzwzJZdq5z9hq6g.. href="http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/R?i=OYsjqCFLzwzJZdq5z9hq6g..">Please
send yours now!</A><BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.nationalpartnership.org/images/content/pagebuilder/10471.jpg" width=167 height=62>
<H2>Debra L. Ness, Leader<BR>Campaign for Better Care</H2></TD>
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<H1>IT’S TIME TO <BR>MOVE FORWARD</H1>Now more than ever, our
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