Boots on the Ground Roundtable Meeting

LiveOn NY’s Boots on the Ground Roundtable (BOTGR) is a virtual, supportive, solution-driven space for direct aging service professionals and others to obtain and share resources, information, innovative ideas, and network with other professionals in an effort to stay connected and work collaboratively to continue serving older New Yorkers. Learn more here.

Date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Time: 11:00am-12:00pm

Mode: Zoom

Topic: Risks & Considerations of Alternate Ways to Pay for Healthcare

Speaker: Hector Ortiz, Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Description: Older adults who face out of pocket health care expenses sometimes consider alternative sources of payments such as medical credit cards, withdrawals from their retirement accounts, and some even consider home equity loans to help them cover their health care costs. Learn about the risks and considerations of using these alternative methods to pay for health care.