http://www.medicareresources.org/blog Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:41:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/05/09/dirty-little-secret-medicare-is-already-privatized/ http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/05/09/dirty-little-secret-medicare-is-already-privatized/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 20:16:45 +0000 Chuck Smith-Dewey http://medicare.healthinsurance.org/blog/?p=3460 It’s a dirty little secret that’s right out in the open: The GOP has already privatized Medicare for more than one out of four recipients. They did it back in 2003 through the Medicare Modernization Act, legislation that sharply increased payments to Medicare Advantage plans. ]]> http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/05/09/dirty-little-secret-medicare-is-already-privatized/feed/ 0 http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/04/19/even-the-tea-party-loves-medicare/ http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/04/19/even-the-tea-party-loves-medicare/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:23:30 +0000 Chuck Smith-Dewey http://medicare.healthinsurance.org/blog/?p=3363 Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and his House GOP brethern are throwing a party, and no one is coming – not even the usually reliable folks who prefer to party with tea.]]> http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/04/19/even-the-tea-party-loves-medicare/feed/ 0 http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/04/18/who-voted-to-kill-medicare-fight-back/ http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/04/18/who-voted-to-kill-medicare-fight-back/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:02:55 +0000 Chuck Smith-Dewey http://medicare.healthinsurance.org/blog/?p=3274 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 ...]]> http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/04/18/who-voted-to-kill-medicare-fight-back/feed/ 0 http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/02/07/privatizing-medicare-less-care-more-cost/ http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/02/07/privatizing-medicare-less-care-more-cost/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:58:35 +0000 Chuck Smith-Dewey http://medicare.healthinsurance.org/blog/?p=2891 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’ [...]]]> http://www.medicareresources.org/blog/2011/02/07/privatizing-medicare-less-care-more-cost/feed/ 0