The New York Times is reporting that the Senate bill will result in much higher premiums. One example is a family of 4 earning $54,000 in 2016. They would be elligible for a $10,100 subsidy under the new system, but if they buy into the most popular federal plan then the monthly premiums would be […]
Here’s Conrad’s latest: Kent Conrad is pushing to decouple this Medicare buy-in from Medicare. Conrad wants to make it fake Medicare. He wants people in this fake Medicare to pay much higher reimbursement rates. and be placed in a separate risk pool. The people in fake Medicare might not even be able to use the […]
Next year seniors won’t see an increase in their monthly Social Security checks. The increase, which is determined by cost of living up to June of the previous year, was determined to not be necessary by the government. A lot of people depend on these checks, and as well depend on Medicare. Currently Medicare has […]
That’s what The Hill is reporting: Say hello to “Medicare Part E” — as in, “Medicare for Everyone.” House Democrats are looking at re-branding the public health insurance option as Medicare, an established government healthcare program that is better known than the public option. The strategy could benefit Democrats struggling to bridge the gap between […]
Maria Bartiromo apparently believes that Medicare is available to all citizens, not just those over 65. Again we allow media types to help promote the lies of the health care debate. True Maria was one of those “economic minds” on CNBC talking about how great the economy was doing while it was crumbling before our […]
Last week Michael Steele wanted to “protect Medicare”. Well this week that has all changed: Transcript (via Think Progress) STEELE: Well yeah. I mean you’ve got to look at the Medicare system as a whole and see that it’s in financial trouble. So how do you correct that? […] CHALIAN: Part of correcting it is […]
So the Republicans want to “protect” Medicare now? I wonder if anyone will ask them about the debacle the Republicans caused with Medicare in 2006 with the new Medicare drug program. Remember that? The news was covered with stories of seniors not being able to receive their life supporting medications because of the mess created […]
President Obama is getting more forceful in his fight for real health care reform, which is a much welcomed site. Yesterday he started invoking FDR and reminding people how the Republicans opposed social security. Then during the Johnson years they opposed Medicare. In both fights the GOP labeled the people pushing for change as “socialists”. […]
This is really a country of dumb asses.
Bob pointed out this picture last night: To which he said: Without insulting the guy, here’s how I would describe him. He’s clearly either the recipient of Veteran’s Administration healthcare (note the USMC cap) or Medicare or both. Both of which are single-payer “socialized” healthcare programs run by the government. And I seriously doubt this […]