<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><head><title>Albert Baldeo for City Council</title> <meta content="text/html; charset=unicode" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- img { border: none; } .tah10 { font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; } .tah11 { font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; } .ver10 { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; } .ver11 { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; } .tah9 { font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; } .ver9 { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; } td { vertical-align: top; } --> </style> <style type="text/css"> <!-- .bgdown { background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: bottom; } span.xcmaintext {} h2 {margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-autospace:none; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; font-weight:normal; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in} --> </style> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18876"></head> <body leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"><!-- ImageReady Slices (0005_red.psd - Slices: 03, 04, 05) --> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" background=images/bg.gif bgColor=#ffffff align=center height="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" background="images/bg.gif" rowspan="3" width="50%">&nbsp;</td> <td> <object codeBase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" classid=clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000 width=780 height=278><param name="_cx" value="20637"><param name="_cy" value="7355"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="flash/0488.swf"><param name="Src" value="flash/0488.swf"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value=""><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value=""><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"> <embed src="flash/0488.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="780" height="278"></embed></object></td> <td bgcolor="#000000" background="images/bg.gif" rowspan="3" width="50%">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="96%" align="center" height=996> <tbody> <tr> <td height="990" width="2">&nbsp; </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="990"> <blockquote> <div align="left"> <div style="WIDTH: 687px; HEIGHT: 5139px"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></span> <div class="story_item_info"> <div class="story_item_date"><strong></strong></div></div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><font size="2" face="Arial"> <h2 id="print-link-container">&nbsp;</h2> <h2 class="story_item" align="left"><font size="5"><strong><u>FIGHTING FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE FOR&nbsp;NEW YORKERS.</u></strong></h2> <p><font face="Times New Roman"><u><strong>Health bill harms NY&nbsp;<br></strong></u></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Dear Editor:&nbsp;</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The Senate healthcare bill, as presently promulgated, would burden New York taxpayers with in excess of $1 billion in extra Medicaid costs while denying critical aid to city hospitals that serve the poor.&nbsp;</font></p></font> <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">In many states, the feds would pick up almost all the initial costs by providing Medicaid coverage to everyone up to 133 percent of the poverty level. But New York would be ineligible for this assistance because we already cover most people up to 150 percent&nbsp;- more than the basic requirement of providing healthcare for the poor. Consequently, we will lose out.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The New York House delegation, headed by Rep. Charlie Rangel, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, must collectively demand equitable financing of the Medicaid expansion, which is due to take effect in 2015. To his credit, Rangel seems game, and is optimistic New York is going to come out better than we are now. He also rightly categorized the provisions as "totally unfair."&nbsp;</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The daunting reality is that New Yorkers would be immensely burdened by the Senate's version of the national health plan.Gov. David Paterson estimates the new $1 billion a year cost because of an additional million New Yorkers joining the Medicaid rolls, and Mayor Mike Bloomberg has warned that cuts on the table could force closure of clinics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The House version of the health plan offers relief to all states and would save New York $4 billion a year. A clear priority should be protecting aid to city hospitals that serve the millions of uninsured. Congress must make sure that emergency care costs are covered. Clearly, New York needs, and deserves, more from the final health reform legislation.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><br><font size="3">Albert Baldeo&nbsp;<br>Ozone Park</font></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=2731&amp;dept_id=575597&amp;newsid=20399659">Link:</a></p></font></font> <hr> <p><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 189px" border="0" hspace="0" src="images/Baldeo_pic_1_15.jpg" width=400 height=320></p> <div class="story_item_headline"> <h1><u><font size="5" face="Times New Roman">National health care reform bill must treat New York state better</font></u></h1> <h4></h4> <h5><span class="timestamp"><u>Thursday, January 7, 2010 1:17 PM EST.</u></span></h5></div> <p><span class="timestamp"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span>The U.S. Senate bill, as presently promulgated, would burden New York taxpayers in excess of $1 billion in extra Medicaid costs while denying critical aid to city hospitals that serve the poor. The feds would pick up almost all the initial costs states would bear by providing Medicaid coverage to everyone up to 133 percent of the poverty level.<br><br>But New York would be ineligible for this assistance because we already cover most people up to 150 percent&nbsp;- more than the basic requirement of providing health care for the poor. Consequently, we will lose out for having generously covered our poor in the past.<br><br>The New York House of Representatives delegation, headed by U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-Astoria), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, must collectively demand equitable financing of the Medicaid expansion, which is due to take effect in 2015. To his credit, Rangel seems game and is on public record as saying he is optimistic New York is going to come out better than it is now. He also rightly categorized the provisions as "totally unfair."<br><br>The daunting reality is that New Yorkers would be immensely burdened by the Senate's version of the national health care plan. Gov. David Paterson estimated this unjust arrangement will cost us more than $1 billion a year, as an additional million New Yorkers join the Medicaid rolls, and Mayor Mike Bloomberg has warned that cuts on the table could force the closure of clinics. Both have looked out for us in this instance.<br><br>The House version of the health plan offers relief to all states and would save New York $4 billion a year. A clear priority should be protecting aid to city hospitals that serve the millions of uninsured. Clearly, New York needs and deserves more from the final health reform legislation.<br><br>In this imperfect plan, Congress must make sure costs are covered for emergency care for uninsured patients. Unless the House and Senate find common ground, health care costs will explode. We must be able to seek out the best care at the best price.<br><br>If these and other reforms are not made, New York will suffer the most&nbsp;- a price we cannot afford to pay and an additional burden we cannot carry.<br><br>Albert Baldeo<br><br>Ozone Park</span></font></span></p> <p><span class="timestamp"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size=4><a href="http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2010/01/07/ridgewood_ledger/news/letters/ridgewood_ledger_newslettersztxmcbk01072010.txt"><span>Link:</span></a></font></font></span></p> <p><span class="timestamp"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size=4> <hr> </font> <p></p> <p><strong>Health care bill hurts New York</strong> </p> <p><font size="3">Dear Editor: </font></p> <p><font size="3">The Senate bill, as presently promulgated, would burden New York taxpayers in excess of $1 billion in extra Medicaid costs while denying critical aid to city hospitals that serve the poor. The feds would pick up almost all the initial costs that states would bear by providing Medicaid coverage to everyone up to 133 percent of the poverty level. </font></p> <p><font size="3">However, New York would be ineligible for this assistance because we already cover most people up to 150 percent more than the basic requirement of providing health care for the poor. Consequently, we will lose out for having generously covered our poor in the past. </font></p> <p><font size="3">The New York House delegation, headed by Congressman Charlie Rangel, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, must collectively demand equitable financing of the Medicaid expansion, which is due to take effect in 2015. To his credit, Rangel seems game, and is on public record as stating that he is very, very optimistic New York is going to come out certainly better than we are now. He also rightly categorized the provisions as "totally unfair." </font></p> <p><font size="3">The daunting reality is that New Yorkers would be immensely burdened by the Senate's version of the national health plan. Gov. David Paterson estimates that this unjust arrangement will cost us more than $1 billion a year as an additional million New Yorkers join the Medicaid rolls, and Mayor Mike Bloomberg has warned that cuts on the table could force closure of clinics. Both have looked out for us in this instance. </font></p> <p><font size="3">The House version of the health plan offers relief to all states and would save New York $4 billion a year. A clear priority should be protecting aid to city hospitals that serve the millions of uninsured. Clearly, New York needs, and deserves, more from the final health reform legislation. </font></p> <p><font size="3">In this imperfect plan, Congress must make sure that costs are covered for emergency care for uninsured patients. Unless the House-Senate conference committee finds common ground, health care costs will explode. We must be able to seek out the best care at the best price. If these and other reforms are not made, New York will suffer the most, a price we cannot afford to pay, and an additional burden we cannot carry. <br></font></p> <p><font size="4"><font size="3">Albert Baldeo <br>President <br>United Community Alliance</font> </font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.timesnewsweekly.com/news/2009-12-31/Letters/Letters_To_The_Editor.html">Link 1: </a></font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.qgazette.com/news/2010-01-13/PDF/Page_05.pdf">Link 2: </a></font></p><font size="4"> <hr> <p><img style="WIDTH: 640px; HEIGHT: 402px" border="0" hspace="0" src="images/HealthCare_HowardBeach.jpg" width=640 height=350></p> <hr> <p><img style="WIDTH: 659px; HEIGHT: 751px" border="0" hspace="0" src="images/BaldeoonHealthBillTimesLedger.jpg" width=640 height=492><br></p> <p><img style="WIDTH: 700px; HEIGHT: 515px" border="0" hspace="0" src="images/HealthCare.jpg" width=700 height=515></p></font></font></span></font></font></span></span></span></div></div></blockquote></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="990" width="100%"> <div align="left"></div></td> <td height="990" width="238">&nbsp; </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr> <td height="100%"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="780" height="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td height="63" background="images/bg_down.gif" width="780"> <div style="WIDTH: 780px; HEIGHT: 40px; PADDING-TOP: 13px" class=tah11 align=center><strong>&nbsp; <font style="COLOR: #bc8282">AlbertBaldeo.Com ? 2005</font> </strong></div></td></tr> <tr> <td height="100%" width=780>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></body></html>