What's Going On: The Promise, Voter Information, Medicare Advantage

Published: Nov. 4, 2022, 6:07 p.m.

b'Counting down to the AACR Philadelphia Marathon weekend Friday, November 18th - Sunday, November 20th. There\'s the marathon, half marathon and the 8 k which I\'m running with the AACR Runners for Research team on Saturday Nov. 19th. Happy to say that people are still contributing to my race. My goal was a thousand dollars but I\'m up to $1225.00 - so thank you! The money is going to the American Association For Cancer Research the oldest and largest cancer research foundation supporting the biggest breakthroughs in cancer cures. You can help by going to the link on my Instagram which is @loraineballard https://www.instagram.com/p/CkGxIZDMqSm/ or to www.aacr.org/runnersforresearch.

Are you 65 or older or are you supporting elders in your life who are deciding on Medicare coverage, and you want to help. We\'ll be talking about Medicare Advantage which may have coverage for things Original Medicare doesn\'t cover, like fitness programs, vision, hearing, and dental services. I speak with Kortney Cruz \\u2013 Senior VP of Medicare Sales and Marketing at Independence Blue Cross.
https://www.ibx.com/medicare
https://www.medicare.gov/

Philly has the highest poverty rate of our country\'s big cities. We\\u2019ll be talking about a campaign called The Promise that seeks to lift over 100 thousand Philadelphians out of poverty. I speak with Michael Banks, Executive Director, The Promise and Will Gonzalez, Executive Director, Ceiba one of the more than 50 community-based organizations in partnership with the campaign sponsored by United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey,
https://thepromisephl.org/
https://www.ceibaphiladelphia.org/

First - Tuesday is election day - are you ready? I speak with Philadelphia City Commissioner Omar Sabir about what voters need to know to get ready. I also offer excerpts from a webinar sponsored by Common Cause PA highlighting in detail what people need to know about mail in ballots and how to avoid some common mistakes.
https://vote.phila.gov/
https://www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania/'