| Chapter 25 has an e-mail information system that will help you keep up on the data that is coming in weekly sometimes daily, from CalPERS and Sacramento. If you want to send me your e-mail, I will forward this information to you. Remember, after reading the information and you decide that you don’t want it, the best thing about e-mail is the delete button. Future Chapter 25 Meetings April 27, 2010 July 27, 2010 October 26, 2010 January 25, 2011 April 26, 2011 Our January 27, 2010 the meeting speaker is Aileen Harper, Executive Director of the Center for Health Care Rights. She has been invited to conduct a 2010 Medicare Updates presentation for our chapter. The Center for Health Care Rights (CHCR) is a non- profit health care advocacy organization committed to improving consumer access to quality heath care. As part of this mission, CHCR provides free Medicare education, counseling and legal assistance to all Los Angeles County residents. Over the agency’s twenty five year history, CHCR has been on the forefront of providing Medicare consumers with critical Medicare advocacy services, including access to a toll free telephone hotline, in-person Medicare counseling at community sites, legal assistance with Medicare service and claim denials, and community education and outreach services. Ms. Harper will provide us with an update on important changes in Medicare for 2010, including who will be required to pay higher Medicare Part B premiums, and a short overview of how the health care reform proposals may impact Medicare benefits and spending. |

| Retired Public Employees' Association of California RPEA CHAPTER 025 Jim Spaulding President El Dorado Park Senior Center 2800 Studebaker Rd, Long Beach, CA 90815, 562-570-3228 |

