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Updated: Who voted to kill Medicare?
Roll call of members of Congress who voted to gut America's senior health care system
By Chuck Smith-Dewey
healthinsurance.org founder
The good news is that Ryan’s plan doesn’t appear likely to become law. The Democratic-controlled Senate and President Obama stand in its way. But the vote itself provides a stark …
GOP pulls the plug on Grandma
Republicans vote to end Medicare. Really.
By Chuck Smith-Dewey
healthinsurance.org founder
Get ready to meet more grandmas and grandpas (or maybe great-grandmas and great-grandpas) at the drive-thru asking, “Would you like fries with that?” as they struggle to pay for increased health care costs.
Privatizing Medicare: less care, more cost
deficit-neutral at best but would hit seniors' wallets hard
By Chuck Smith-Dewey
healthinsurance.org founder
I was thinking today about a conversation I had with a health insurance executive last year. We both have kids in college, and I remarked to him that the Obama Administration had removed private lenders from student loans, saving both students and the government money. He surprised me by agreeing with me, adding that “kids’ [...]
shortage of geriatric doctors
compensation needs to change to meet growing demand for services; country needs to learn to sacrifice again
By Chuck Smith-Dewey
healthinsurance.org founder
Part of the problem is Congress’ reluctance to find a permanent fix to the Medicare doctor-reimbursement formulas. It just provided another quick fix to prevent a 23 percent cut in doctors fees for 2011, but will need to apply another bandage next December to extend it again. It’s hard to attract doctors to commit to a career in senior care when its future is so fragile.
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