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VOUCHER PROGRAM AGAIN !!!
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VOUCHER PROGRAM AGAIN !!!
Share Medicare dos and don’ts, including eligibility and supplemental insurance.
Last week, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) stood up to do the big kick. He decided to join ranks with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) on a proposal to replace Medicare with a voucher-type system. The claim wa
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VOUCHER PROGRAM AGAIN !!!
posted at December 20, 2011 8:18 AM EST
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Posts: 12549
First: February 29, 2008 Last: June 16, 2013 |
Last week, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) stood up to do the big kick. He decided to join ranks with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) on a proposal to replace Medicare with a voucher-type system. The claim was that with increased competition, we will be able to lower costs.
Using competition to lower costs; that seems like such a great idea! If only someone had thought of this sooner. Of course, this has been thought of sooner and tried again and again. Remember Medicare Plus Choice in the 90s? How about Medicare Advantage, the more recent incarnation of the program which still exists? In both cases, analyses from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and others have consistently found that they raise costs. And we have been experimenting with competition between insurers in the private sector for decades, and it has not succeeded in holding down costs. But in Washington, just because something has failed repeatedly is no reason not to do it again, especially if it protects the interests of the 1 percent. http://www.truth-out.org/cowardly-senator-wyden/1324308913 |
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Re: Something HAS to be Done
posted at December 20, 2011 9:13 AM EST
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First: November 27, 2011 Last: May 31, 2013 |
Would you rather the system fail completely for everybody? Did you know that many states are placing their MEDICAID programs under the watchful eye of Managed Care (private) insurers so that they can manage their care (and control cost). Why are so many seniors opting for Medicare Advantage plans rather than Traditional Medicare? Seems they are getting what they are looking for under these plans. That CBO testimony link is from 2007 - I think you should investigate something a bit more up to date. Check out MedPac. |
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