Category: What You Can Do Now - PACG - Progressive Action for the Common Good

Update your ACA insurance status - What You Can Do Now

6/22/2022

Updating your insurance status through the government marketplace is crucial!

Health Care Reform Forum

You May Qualify for Lower Insurance Rates!

Updating your insurance status through the government marketplace is crucial.

If you have enrolled in the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) through the government marketplace (healthcare.gov), you must report income changes, household changes (new baby or marriage), or changes in disability or citizenship status. Many times these all combine to lower your payments.

Read the details, and learn how to report changes on this link:
https://www.healthcare.gov/blog/remember-update-us-when-your-income-household-changes/

PACG Office Manager

ACA Signup Denial? - What You Can Do Now

6/14/2022

Reduce the chance your ACA insurance is denied!

Health Care Reform Forum

Don’t Be Surprised if Your Insurance is Denied!

Be careful when signing up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. What you see may not always be what you get.

It is wise, when signing up for insurance through the government marketplace, (healthcare.gov) to use a navigator - someone who is trained in helping new consumers. These navigators do not receive a commission for selling a policy. This helps to ensure that they are working for the consumer and not for a company or corporation. Working with an expert can also save you a great deal of money.

We believe there are companies and organizations who are purposely misleading consumers by posing as the official government health insurance marketplace. It’s unclear as to who will protect you, so you must protect yourself. Read stories about individuals who were surprised when their “insurance” cards were denied.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/07/1103334082/they-thought-they-bought-obamacare-plans-what-they-got-wasnt-insurance

PACG Office Manager

Don't Hesitate to seek medical help! - What You Can Do Now

6/7/2022

Don’t Hesitate to Seek Medical Help!

Health Care Reform Forum

Many people are unaware of the free preventive health services covered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare). If you or anyone you know purchase health insurance through the government marketplace at healthcare.gov (ACA), you may be entitled to many preventive care benefits.

We have listed two links here - one for adults and one for children.

Adults: https://www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-adults/
The ACA covers screenings for many diseases, counseling services of all kinds, and most immunizations.There are 22 services for adults.

Children: https://www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-children/
Preventative care for children includes 29 health services, including well-baby and well-child visits, vision screening, obesity screening and counseling, oral health assessments, and immunizations.

PACG Office Manager

Support the QC Gun Buyback Program - Action Alert

6/3/2022

Support the QC Gun Buyback Program - Action Alert
Saturday, June 25 from 9:00 am to noon

Moline Police Department
1640 6th AV
Moline, IL (map)

Moline Police and Crime Stoppers of the Quad CitiesThe Moline Police Department, along with Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities, have begun a gun buyback program. The Facebook post about this event includes the following information:

Gun violence continues to be an epidemic in our community and country.

Together we can do something about it, by removing unwanted guns from our closets, drawers and homes before they go into circulation as criminal commerce.

On June 25th, the Moline Police Department and Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities will host a gun buy back event from 9am-12pm.

If you have an unwanted firearm you can turn it in for cash, no questions asked and no identification needed. We will give you $100 for handguns/shotguns and $200 for magazine fed semi-automatic rifles.

PACG is asking members to call the Chief of Police at this non-emergency number to express your support for this brave action: 309-797-0401. Please leave a message of gratitude for this initiative. (Note: although this is a non-emergency number, the same operators answer emergency calls so please be patient if you are asked to hold.)

Any positive changes in our country’s current gun safety measures bring about improvement step-by-step, helping to provide a safer, better life for our local community and our nation!

Deb Sperry

Graduates need health care coverage! - What You Can Do Now

5/31/2022

Graduates need health care coverage

Health Care Reform Forum

Calling all graduates: You have health insurance options!As graduation day approaches, here are three health insurance ideas for graduates or young adults.

You may enroll in a parent’s insurance plan if you’re under 26.
You may qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.
Medicaid might be a viable option for you.

Learn why you should care about health insurance and what affordable options are available to you here:
https://www.healthcare.gov/blog/find-health-insurance-recent-graduates/

PACG Office Manager

Juneteenth Festival - What You Can Do Now

5/31/2022

Celebrate Juneteenth
Saturday, June 18th from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm

Lincoln Center - TMBC
318 E 7th ST
Davenport, IA, 52803 (map)

Civil Rights Forum

The Friends of MLK (FoMLK) are proud to host the Quad City Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 18th at the Lincoln Center - TMBC. Find more information here.

Glenda Guster

Support PACG through Birdies for Charity - A Message from the Board

5/31/2022

Chip in to support PACG through Birdies for Charity!
through Friday, July 1st *

Donate to PACG Bird #2363

A Message from the Board

Chip in for a chance to win!

This year PACG is participating in the John Deere Birdies for Charity drive! Here is some information from their website about what this means for us:

When you chip in to help area charities, you could win! But your favorite charity will be the real winner. That’s because participating charities receive 100% of the donations pledged to them in this program, plus a bonus from the Birdies for Charity Bonus Fund which is a guaranteed 5% match.

John Deere Classic week is always exciting. Not just for the tournament, but also for what the tournament means for charities. Since 1971, the John Deere Classic has delivered over $145 million to regional charities, most of it through its innovative Birdies for Charity program. No other event on the PGA TOUR does it better -- and it's the generous and hardworking nature of this area that makes it happen!

Progressive Action Update readers, you can win a two-year lease on a new car by submitting your pledge donation form by June 10th!

Click this link or the button below to donate online to PACG! Our "Bird" is #2363
https://birdiesforcharity.com/donate?charity=2363

OR

Download your Birdies for Charity pledge form here (or print off the pdf attached below). Fill it out (include PACG and Bird number 2363 at the top) and mail it to:

BIRDIES FOR CHARITY
15623 Coaltown Rd
East Moline, Illinois 61244

Make checks payable to Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation.

* Important dates:
Friday, June 10th: Pledges and Guesses for the Grand Prize are due.
Friday, July 1st: Pledges and donations must be received.
June 27th through July 3rd: John Deere Classic Tournament Week

Ann McCluskey
Treasurer, PACG

Donate to PACG Bird #2363

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March for Our Lives rally - Action Alert

5/31/2022

We Want Change! March for Our Lives Rally - Action Alert
Saturday, June 11 at 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Vander Veer Botanical Park
215 W Central Park AV
Davenport, IA 52803 (map)

Moms Demand Action - QC

The Quad Cities chapter of Moms Demand Action is sponsoring this peaceful March for Our Lives rally.

In light of the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX—which claimed 21 lives, 19 of which were children—let us peacefully gather in unity to demonstrate our solidarity with the victims, their families, and all those who wish to no longer live in fear of gun violence. Activists are Marching in Washington, DC and across the nation.

March For Our Lives (MFOL) last marched in 2018, which resulted in the passing of some lifesaving legislation in states across the country. It's time to hit the streets once again.

An official MFOL March has been scheduled in DC on Saturday, June 11 demanding that President Biden and lawmakers take action immediately to stop the mass shooting epidemic. Organizers from the Quad Cities are putting on this local march around Vander Veer Botanical Park to honor the 100+ children and adults killed by guns in this country every single day and to demand that our lawmakers enact common sense gun reform.

This is an entirely peaceful and cooperative demonstration that welcomes families and people of all ages. Our goal is to gather in unity to demand a safer future for all of us.

Join us in the next chapter in our fight. If you are not in the QC area, find a march near you.

PACG Office Manager

June Environmental Celebration - World Bicycle Day

5/31/2022

June Environmental Celebration
World Bicycle Day – June 3rd

Environmental Forum

The United Nations designated June 3rd to be World Bicycle Day.

Why should we celebrate the bicycle?

Moderate activity like bicycling significantly benefits the physical and mental health of people of all ages.
Bicycling is an affordable mode of transportation, at the same time it reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses.
The World Health Organization considers cycling a pathway for achieving health equity.
Cycling is a sustainable alternative to driving; it reduces the use of fossil fuel as well as the emissions of hazardous air pollutants and greenhouse gases.

Bicycling Safety

Bicyclists must travel in the same direction as the traffic and ride as far to the right as possible. When possible, travel on designated bike lanes.
Watch out for cars backing out of the driveways when biking in a residential neighborhood.
Obey all traffic laws.
Be visible, wear bright color clothing during daylight, and use light and reflective gear when riding at night.
Invest in a good helmet and wear it all the time when you bike.
Don’t wear loose clothing that can be caught up in the bicycle chain.

Take Action

Commit to leaving your car at home and biking at least one day a month.
Commit to making short distance trips on a bike instead of driving.

Download this blog post as a flier (below) to share with your family and friends!

Susan Leuthauser

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June Green Drinks - Helping Pollinators

5/31/2022

June Green Drinks - How Can We Help Our Local Pollinators?
Tuesday, June 7th at 5 pm

Speaker: Rebecca Baugh, Naturalist,
Wapsi River Education Center

One out of every three bites of food we eat is there because of pollinators and pollinator populations are declining.

Becky Baugh, Naturalist at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center, will share about our local pollinators, discuss the cause and effect of the decline in their populations, and what you can do to support them.

RSVP for this Zoom meeting by registering at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduGpqTIsH9fD6ssFCjEteY09ZHZ41w6m

Download a flyer of this blog post below to share with your family and friends.

Susan Leuthauser

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