Medicare Part D.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/health/medicare.shtml
http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/InfoByTopic/Reform/reform_pres_proposal.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_Prescription_Drug,_Improvement,_and_Modernization_Act
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2239341/
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act….
Sounds great. It is a great Name, much like, the Patriot Act and No Child Left Behind.
The Republicans FIXED Medicare. It now costs more for the Individual, Costs more for Implementation and Costs the Government More, and provides less services.
Every Bill the Republicans pass have the same result, Costs more/ less services.
I love how upset current Seniours are at the changes to Medicare and Social Security, all of which were pushed for and implemented by Republicans, blame the Democrats and Obama.
Anyway, How do we get MediCare put back to Pre-Bush.
Bush created 700 Billion dollars of Deficit that adds to the Debt annually. None of the Bush Spending has been corrected.
Can anyone give me an example how ANY of that 700 Billion is beneficial to any American Citizen. Just one example.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/04/14/158424/republican-leaders-debt-limit-hypocrisy/
Cheney said, “Deficits Don’t Matter”
Except when they can be used as a Weapon to Ayn Rand America, because working people need the whip of Starvation to get the proper production out of them before they die.
I have dug endlessly to discover how much the government pays for me to be a part D enrollee. I am unable to find this information. What I do know is that my original provider denied me coverage under their own house rules for what they classified as a tier 3 medication. (tier 3 means expensive) They then decided that the government money was not adequate and raised rates beyond what the government pays and sought to pass the extra on to the enrollees. I switched companies. I cannot pay extra for being denied coverage.
The system is hopelessly complex. It fails many.
I spent an hour with a benefits councilor at the Senior center last week and have a mountain of paperwork to fill out and submit in person which is no small task for someone housebound. The Republican version of “privatization” adds to our debt and fails to provide services.
The Canadian system is privately run, forbidden to be for profit, and tax dollar funded. It may not be perfect, but it is more cost effective and much simpler than the nightmare we have.
Considering they’ve raged to high hell over defunding things that are mere drops in the bucket, yet refuse to mention calling off our ongoing wars, it’s not hard to see that the GOP doesn’t understand basic math. I’m surprised anyone falls for their victim routine after all the insane stuff they did under Dubya. They already broke the country once. You’d think that would be enough.