This is how the Republican’s manage our government: The federal government erroneously has reimbursed about 230,000 Medicare recipients for monthly premiums they paid this year for prescription drug coverage. For many, the checks — totaling nearly $50 million — have already arrived. The refund will undoubtedly cause confusion, particularly because it comes with a letter […]
Following the Medicare/Medicaid debacle that happened first of this year it seems like Republicans are scrambling to once again distance themselves from Bush and also try and save that some of the vital senior votes this fall. This from Reuters: President George W. Bush’s plan to cut $36 billion from Medicare ran into stiff opposition […]
With all the problems surrounding the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, you would think they would just leave well enough alone. Well that’s not the case and the newest round of legislation threatens health coverage to seniors and the poor: WASHINGTON, Jan. 29  Millions of low-income people would have to pay more for health care […]
Right after the first of the year I reported on the new prescription drug program offered by Medicare. This program is essentially pushing low income seniors and people with disabilities into HMOs. The new program, which took effect January 1, has had a shaky start to say the least. With numerous states issuing public health […]
The more I read this story and think about it, the more pissed off I get. Last week the House passed the tax cuts to extend them to 2010. The tax cuts pertain mainly to capital gains and dividends, meaning that they affect the upper-middle and upper classes of this country. Yesterday the House took […]
Raw Story has gotten their hands on one of the first proposals for budget cuts the GOP has authored. Seems like they are not as much up on public opinion as we would hope. They aren’t targeting the actual pork items, instead they got their sites set on something else. Mostly they are calling for […]