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Tampa Bay Partnership group gives state legislators some economic development advice listen
05/08/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Florida Legislature, Tampa Bay Partnership, healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, transit, transportation, light rail
During a meeting at the Tampa Bay Times Forum today, State legislators representing the region were given a list of issues members of the Tampa Bay Partnership thought should be made priorities. With Pinellas County considering a sales tax referendum for transit improvements, one group of business professionals told the 26 elected officials to ignore the “No Tax for Tracks” campaigns. Barry Alpert, managing investment director for Raymond James, said 40 years ago he could tell potential profe...
Be the first to commentPasco County seniors want elected officials to take a look at retirement benefits listen
04/27/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: AARP, Medicare, Social Security, seniors
A group of 50 senior citizens in the Land O’ Lakes area is worried that Medicare and Social Security benefits might be in trouble. The American Association of Retired Persons, or AARP, conducted a question and answer session with them Friday morning and plan to take the results all the way to Washington D.C.
“You’ve earned a say.” That’s what AARP officials are calling a program...
Be the first to commentRichard Eskow on Social Security, Medicare, Taxes and the Bank Bailout
04/25/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: socail security, medicare, privatization, Wall Street, Richard Eskow, Wells Fargo
GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO RADIOACTIVITY. I’M ROB LOREI. COMING UP TODAY WE’LL TALK ABOUT THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET SYSTEM—KNOWN AS MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY….We'll also talk about the state of the economy.
BUT FIRST THREE LISTENER COMMENTS ABOUT YESTERDAY’S PROGRAM. YESTERDAY WE INTERVIEWED NANCY ALTMAN WITH THE STRENGTHEN SOCIAL SECURITY CAMPAIGN ABOUT THE TRUSTEES REPORT SHOWING THE FUND WILL BE SOLVENT UNTIL 2033—THREE YEARS LESS THAN WAS PROJECTED LAST YEAR.
HERE’S WHAT THREE LISTENER...
Be the first to commentIn Tampa U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services asks for support of health care law listen
02/02/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, health care reform, Kathleen Sebelius, Medicare
After only 18-months in office, President Barack Obama signed a health care reform law that stops insurance companies from denying coverage based on a pre-existing condition. But now he’s up for re-election. His rival opponents say they will work to have it overturned if they are elected. This afternoon, [Kathleen Sebelius](http://www.hhs....
Be the first to commentMike Fasano addresses elder issues in Dunedin listen
08/03/11 Sarah CurranWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Mike Fasano, elder issues, senior citizens, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare
Almost half-a-million senior citizens live in Pasco and Pinellas Counties. And many are finding a tough state budget mostly ignores their needs and services. State Senator Mike Fasano addressed the concerns and needs of the elderly this morning at a public meeting in Dunedin.
“Im alone, a widow. I don’t have anyone to help me…I don’t have much.”
Margret Hampson is one of the more than 400-thousand senior citizens living in the area. They ar...
Be the first to commentFeds say Medicare changes under health reform law could save billions listen
05/12/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Medicare, health care overhaul, Kathy Castor, Kathleen Sebelius, HHS, federal healthcare overhaul, Affordable Care Act
Today the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services released a study suggesting improvements to Medicare over the last year will save the government billions of dollars. Some of these cost-saving changes include provisions of the affordable care act. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said efficiency measures will save the government a hefty sum in the coming years.
3 comments"About $120 billion worth of savings projected over the next...
Interview with Robert Borosage: GOP plan to privatize Medicare; open phones
05/04/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Paul Ryan, Robert Borosage, Campaign for America's Future, Medicare, privatization, vouchers, tax cuts, federal deficit
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Three weeks ago in Washington the Republican-controlled House passed Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget on April 15.
The vote was along party lines. The budget proposal aims to reduce the nation’s $14 trillion national debt but the proposal's plans to change health-care access for seniors have proven controversial.
The budget proposal replaces the Medicare guarantee for seniors over 65 with a voucher system that seniors would have to u...
1 commentsUS Representative Kathy Castor says GOP budget would hurt everyone listen
04/22/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Kathy Castor, Medicare, Paul Ryan, health care, John Boehner
Last Week, the US House of Representatives passed a budget containing stark cuts, practically across the board. Opponents of the bill say there are better ways to tackle the federal debt and deficit.
US Representative Kathy Castor, a Democrat from Tampa, said she’s not happy with the budget passed by the GOP-led House. Speaking during a recent visit to St. Pete Beach, she said it would severely impact Floridians, since the bill would effectively privatize Medicare. She said medical coverag...
1 commentsFormer member of Congress Alan Grayson talks about Medicare, the federal deficit, Afghanistan, Iraq and whether he'll run again
04/18/11 Robert LoreiLast Call Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Alan Grayson, Medicare, Barack Obama, single payer, Afghanistan, Iraq, federal deficit, insurance companies
Good afternoon, welcome to the Last Call. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up this afternoon an interview with former Democratic member of Congress Alan Grayson. Grayson is a former U.S. Representative for Florida's 8th congressional district; he served from 2009 until 2011.
The district includes parts of Orlando, Winter Park, Celebration, Walt Disney World and parts of Lake County, Marion County and Ocala. Grayson lost his re-election last year to Republican Daniel Webster.
Be the first to commentInterviews with Tea Party activist Tom Gaitens and UMass political science professor Thomas Ferguson
04/14/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: federal deficit, taxes, Tea Party, New Deal 2.0, Thomas Ferguson, Tom Gaitens, Medicare, federal spending, military spending, Iraq, Afghanistan
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. First up today we'll hear from a local Tea Party activist Tom Gaitens who is helping to organize this Friday's Tax Day Tea Party protest at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
Later we'll hear from Professor Thomas Ferguson who is a political scientist at the University of Massachussetts in Boston. Both will be talking about President Obama's speech last night and the national debat...
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