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Janegale Boyd and Larry Minnix Address Democratic Blue Dog Task Force on Health Care Reform - Thanks to the efforts of Congressman F. Allen Boyd (D- 2), Janegale Boyd, FAHSA's President/CEO, Larry Minnix, President/CEO, and Marsha Greenfield, Esq., Senior Legislative Counsel, both with the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), are scheduled to address the Democratic Blue Dog Task Force on June 25th about health care reform.
 
Earlier this week, Janegale met with several members of Florida's Congressional delegation including Congresswoman Ginny Brown Waite (R-5), Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-20), Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-17) and the legislative aide of Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-11).  During the meetings, and as part of the testimony, Janegale spoke about the LarsonAllen study findings on the future demand for services by elder Floridians. Because of population projections and current funding limitations, she emphasized that the challenges facing the state of Florida in planning and providing for the needs of those aged 65 and older will be daunting in years to come. For this reason, long-term care cannot be ignored when crafting a health care reform plan. We will provide more information about the discussions and the Democratic Blue Dog Task Force meeting next week.