Yesterday, members of SEIU Healthcare Florida joined senior citizens from the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans to try to speak to a local Humana executive at the West Palm Beach office of the insurance company. As the area seniors rallied to deliver a letter addressed to the local Humana executive and Humana CEO, they were instead greeted by the scampering of little feet, as the fearful insurance company executive hightailed it to his office in the wake of their arrival--practically slamming his office door in their faces.

Although the exec. did finally emerge from his office and take the protesting seniors' letter, he refused to engage in conversation to address their grievances. So much for respecting your elders, much less the real concerns of these seniors' about Medicare Advantage cuts--concerns which stemmed primarily from misinformation sent out by Humana Inc. falsely warning seniors that health insurance reform would cut their health benefits.

Watch the interaction here:

The West Palm Beach seniors were looking to engage the local Humana executive on the healthcare reform misinformation perpetuated by the insurance company with a scare-tactic mailer they sent out weeks before to their Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. In Florida, some 900,000 seniors are covered by Medicare Advantage plans, which offer services like dental and vision coverage that traditional Medicare does not.