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The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide
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The Associated Press has a Q & A from the Obama campaign camp on what ideas the current President is moving towards to help the financial condition of Medicare. AP 09/23/2012: Obama Medicare
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The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide
posted at September 23, 2012 7:56 PM EDT
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First: November 27, 2011 Last: May 18, 2013 |
The Associated Press has a Q & A from the Obama campaign camp on what ideas the current President is moving towards to help the financial condition of Medicare. AP 09/23/2012: Obama Medicare plan: No voucher but maybe a bill You can be your own judge. For those seniors that are not at poverty level - it is not going to be the Medicare as we once knew it under whomever is elected. We must start opening our pockets real wide. |
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Re: The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide
posted at September 24, 2012 6:25 PM EDT
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I just received the information packet for my Medicare HMO. Thanks to the obamacare cuts to Medicare, all my co-pays go up by an average of 50%. The cost of a 3 month supply of Atorvastatin Lipitor) has tripled and all costs for lab and radiological procedures have gone up by at least 20%. And yes, there are provisions requiring Medicare approval before certain procedures and tests can be done (this is something new). So for all those that believed the obama lie, this proves the skeptics. Response to The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide: The Associated Press has a Q & A from the Obama campaign camp on what ideas the current President is moving towards to help the financial condition of Medicare. AP 09/23/2012: Obama Medicare plan: No voucher but maybe a bill You can be your own judge. For those seniors that are not at poverty level - it is not going to be the Medicare as we once knew it under whomever is elected. We must start opening our pockets real wide. Posted by GailL1 |
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Re: The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide
posted at September 27, 2012 8:06 AM EDT
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No wonder Paul Ryan's in such a hurry to dismantle Medicare, Turns out Paul Ryan's wife, Janna, has worked for years in Wash. D.C. employed as a Lobbyist for two of the largest Private Healthcare Corporations ( Cigna and Blue Cross/ Blue Shield ) in their efforts to eliminate Medicare as we know it. Isn't this a conflict of interest ? Shouldn't there be separation between government duty and self profit for Republican V P candidate Ryan ? Paul Ryan wants to dismantle Medicare and feed us to a Voucher system, where our premiums will go up and coverage wont keep up with inflation. We will be left paying more and CEO's will keep breaking the bank with profits. The kicker of it all is Paul Ryan and his wife's connection , while Mrs. Ryan profits from the deal. Isn't this influence ethically wrong or are my medicines getting the best of me ? Retired Cigna Healthcare Company CEO Wendell Potter said recently on MSNBC that Ryan's Voucher Healthcare Plan will hand Private Healthcare CEO's millions of dollars, while costing seniors thousands more for care. Mr. Potter said the premium support payments will NOT keep up with inflation and our seniors and disabled will be forced to pay thousands more or go without. This is coming from a retired CEO from one of the largest Private Healthcare Companies on the planet. |
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Re: The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide
posted at September 27, 2012 8:09 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide: I just received the information packet for my Medicare HMO. Thanks to the obamacare cuts to Medicare, all my co-pays go up by an average of 50%. The cost of a 3 month supply of Atorvastatin Lipitor) has tripled and all costs for lab and radiological procedures have gone up by at least 20%. And yes, there are provisions requiring Medicare approval before certain procedures and tests can be done (this is something new). So for all those that believed the obama lie, this proves the skeptics. Response to The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide : Posted by Labrat64 People on medicare know you are lying. I don't understand why you are hell-bent on doing damage to this country by lying. I just got my packet and costs are DOWN. I don't believe you have honest intentions at all for discussion about senior's well being. Maybe you aren't even over 65 and maybe you ought to stop harrassing old people and go to a kiddie site. . |
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Re: The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide
posted at September 27, 2012 12:19 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide: In Response to Re: The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide : People on medicare know you are lying. I don't understand why you are hell-bent on doing damage to this country by lying. I just got my packet and costs are DOWN. I don't believe you have honest intentions at all for discussion about senior's well being. Maybe you aren't even over 65 and maybe you ought to stop harrassing old people and go to a kiddie site. . Posted by JANMB According to the paperwork received, my late mother's plan was increasing (she died a few days ago). 1. Her Medigap premium went from $ 195.00 a month to $ 222.00 2. Her Prescription Drug Coverage went from $ 61.50 a month to $ 74.50 Of course, I would have shopped her Medicare D plan and looked at medication changes - just like I would have been able to do under the Romney/Ryan Plan and buy what was the best plan for a person's health care coverage. Why do 28% of medicare beneficiaries now opt for a Medicare Advantage plan over a Traditional Medicare with private insurance coverage under a Medigap plan and Prescription Drug Program?????? Why do you? |
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Re: The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide
posted at September 27, 2012 6:23 PM EDT
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I stand by what I said!! I've spoken to many others and they said the same thing. I've communicated with my congressman about this. I kind of wonder what world you live in, if your Medicare Advantage plan lowered its rates. Response to Re: The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide: In Response to Re: The Obama Plan on Medicare - Open Pockets Real Wide : People on medicare know you are lying. I don't understand why you are hell-bent on doing damage to this country by lying. I just got my packet and costs are DOWN. I don't believe you have honest intentions at all for discussion about senior's well being. Maybe you aren't even over 65 and maybe you ought to stop harrassing old people and go to a kiddie site. . Posted by JANMB |
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