The Senior Hour – Mike Garcia and His Campaign – September 18, 2019

Posted by: Shane Cutchall in Podcasts September 18, 2019 - 1:18 pm 0 295 Views

Hosts: Dr. Gene Dorio, Barbara Cochran

Topic: Mike Garcia and His Campaign

Guest: Mike Garcia, Republican, Running for the 25th Congressional District; Myles McNamara of Comfort Keepers In-Home Care Services

Mike Garcia and His Campaign — September 18, 2019

On this episode of The Senior Hour with Dr. Gene Dorio and Barbara Cochran, Mike Garcia, Republican, Running for the 25th Congressional District joins the show to talk about his campaign and what he wants to do for seniors. Mike has done a lot of research on Medicare and the complicated paperwork and complex costs that come with it. Mike wants to create a single-deductible system to help seniors avoid constantly changing rates. Dr. Dorio brings up how difficult it is for seniors to find alternative care options depending on where they live, and how they often lack the funds to move elsewhere. Mike believes that government-run healthcare services do not offer the best quality services and wants to create competition between private healthcare companies.

Later in the show, Myles McNamara of Comfort Keepers In-Home Care Services joins in to talk about avoiding promising too much to parents regarding care services. It is a difficult conversation to have, but Myles talks about how all of us will eventually need some form of care given to us. Promising parents or seniors that they won’t have to go to a nursing home is not the best promise to make, despite best intentions. Myles and Dr. Dorio talk about how making calls to different living scenarios is a great place to start.

Listen in as Barbara Cochran and Dr. Gene Dorio talk to Mike Garcia about his run for a seat in the 25th Congressional District this upcoming voting cycle, and to Myles McNamara of Comfort Keppers In-Home Care Services.

About The Senior Hour:

Barbara Cochran has been a resident of the Santa Clarita Valley for over 40 years and has spent much of that time volunteering with and even creating a variety of organizations. The 1983 SCV Woman of the Year brings senior news to you every week on your Hometown Station.

Gene Dorio, M.D. has practiced Internal Medicine in the SCV since 1988. A member of the medical staff at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, he is very active in local senior affairs.

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