As a house well being aide working in Brooklyn with over a decade of expertise, I’ve spent my profession caring for individuals in the neighborhood, particularly seniors. My job is to be sure that they’ve the assist they should get and keep wholesome, and it’s deeply private and rewarding to me. What I’ve noticed is that seniors on Medicare Benefit, particularly, have higher entry to high quality care, resulting in improved well being outcomes.
The protection they obtain from Medicare Benefit is actually complete. Along with a big community of suppliers and coordinated care to handle all their well being wants, they obtain supplemental advantages like imaginative and prescient, dental, and listening to, prescription drug protection, and wellness applications.
This takes a holistic strategy to well being care, and it’s clear that seniors are happier and more healthy due to it. Nevertheless, monetary peace of thoughts is equally crucial. When well being problems happen, seniors have monetary peace of thoughts realizing that out-of-pocket bills are capped, making needed care inexpensive.
One of many joys of being a house well being aide is seeing the individuals you take care of thrive. Medicare Benefit is making an actual distinction in individuals’s lives. With proposed modifications to this system, together with cuts, I wish to remind our leaders of simply how essential Medicare Benefit is for a lot of seniors in Brooklyn and throughout the state. By working to totally fund this system, we will guarantee they’re supported and keep wholesome.
Cheryl Malone
Flatbush, NY
