Health Care System Reform Update

Tom Shepherd, the Senior Vice President-Planning and Business Development for Gwinnett Health System, spoke to the group about Health Care System Reform. He gave a brief summary of the Health Reform Law as it currently exists and speculated on the effects the law will have on individuals and on small and large businesses.

https://vimeo.com/49868951

Bob Habi Unlocking Social Security

Financial advisor Bob Habl spoke at the noon meeting of the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville on Monday, August 13. The goal of his talk on “Unlocking Social Security” was to help the group understand the Social Security system so that they could make accurate and intelligent choices when it came time to begin drawing Social Security payments. After a brief look at the interesting and colorful beginnings of the program, he focused on basic questions people have. He assured all that Social Security would definitely be there at retirement time, but changes will probably have to be made to keep a sustainable program. Probably the age for retirement will go up, the cost of living increases be lowered, and some benefits decreased. He described the benefits available and clarified several points: if one retires early, there is a limit on earnings (ca. $14,000) but when one retires at full retirement age, there is no limit on earnings; each year a person delays retirement increases the payment by 8% until age 70 (that’s a potential 76% increase in monthly payments); a chart showed “break even” ages for various ages of retirement. He clarified the policies related to spousal benefits, asserting that those benefits are the most misunderstood or miscomputed, specifically those related to divorced spouses.

https://vimeo.com/47470055

Keith Laseter

Keith served nine years in the Army, including stints as an officer during Desert Storm. BTG is a non-profit organization (www.btg-foundation.org) founded to aid returning service personnel, many of whom have severe reassimilation issues.

Bridging the Gap of Georgia accepts Veterans and Individuals that are socially impaired, into our unique & effective “Bridges” program.

We are here to help our Heroes regain their Dignity and become Self-Sufficient again. Bridging The Gap of Georgia assists individuals, in finding employment while working with them to help bridge the barriers of society that have prevented them from succeeding. Bridging The Gap of Georgia accomplishes this through a mentorship program.

Bridging the Gap of Georgia is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. Bridging The Gap of Georgia is a people helping people mentoring program for veterans and others that need a fresh start in their lives.

Bridging the Gap of Georgia through the “BRIDGES” program enables Veterans who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic- Brain Injury (TBI), Depression, Drug and Alcohol Addiction to return to being productive members of society.

Bridging The Gap of Georgia Residential Centers provides with this program they can become successful and live with dignity. To date we have a success rate of 98%

https://vimeo.com/44272570