Medicare 101/Improved Medicare for All, Dr. Alice Faryna & Bob Krasen, SPAN Ohio
b'Carolyn Harding and today I\\u2019m talking with Dr. Alice Faryna and Bob Krasen with SPAN Ohio, an organization working for improved Medicare for All in Ohio!\\nDr. Alice Faryna, M.D. served in private practice in Marion, OHio, at the Neighborhood Health Center; VA hospitals and in Academic medicine at Wright State University. Her last full time job was as medical director for Part B Medicare in Ohio and West Virginia. That is what convinced her that the Medicare program should be expanded to cover all ages, but with improvements to eliminate co-pays and deductibles which can be done at a cost less that our current privatized system.\\nBob Krasen is a former clergyman in Cleveland; he worked for non-profits in Columbus, including United Cerebral Palsy; American Red Cross Blood Services; and Vision and Vocational Services; until retirement in 2006. He has been involved in SPAN Ohio ever since, and is now Coordinator in Central Ohio, promoting Medicare for All on the National and State levels.\\nI\\u2019m turning 65 in November and since last November I\\u2019ve been getting a lot of mail, emails and texts about Medicare. I\\u2019m confused, I assumed Medicare was an automatic enrollment, but I\\u2019m hearing it\\u2019s not that easy. I need help.\\nSo let\\u2019s break this down for everyday folks- and for those of us skeptical of the spin and possible booby traps.\\nHow does one best sign up for Medicare?\\nSPANOhio.org\\nGrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio.\\nEvery Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org,\\nSundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM.\\nContact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station.\\nCheck us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/\\nCheck us out on Instagram:\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/\\nIf you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753\\nGrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085\\nThis GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/\\nIntro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8\\nThere\'s a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!'