Ten million current Medicare enrollees, those with Medicare Advantage plans, will see benefit cuts.
The legislation does not guarantee the new Independent Commission will not recommend, nor that the Congress will not reduce Medicare benefits to current enrollees to meet the $500b stated figure.
The legislation does not guarantee future cuts to doctors/hospitals will not drive doctors from taking new Medicare patients.
Future payments to hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies may result in current Medicare enrollees having a much more difficult time in finding these services in their local area.
To firmly state that there will be no benefit loss to current Medicare patients with so many unknown possible side affects of this massive new entitlement package is irresponsible and misleading.
The Medicare and Medicaid systems were already in financial trouble. Medicaid, in particular, will likely bankrupt many more States in the next five to eight years.
When the actual U.S. budget figures for this legislation come in (well after the current President and Congress can be held accountable) we will see how the budget figures presented for this legislation are astronomically off base.
The main losers of this legislation? 1) The ten million healthy uninsured young people who currently choose not to purchase health insurance. 2) Medicare Advantage Enrollees. 3) Our children who will be most impacted by the U.S. deficit twenty years from today. 4) All other current Medicare enrollees. 5) Fast food business chains and other "low profit margin" businesses who will have to cover employees they do not cover today.
Ten million current Medicare enrollees, those with Medicare Advantage plans, will see benefit cuts.
The legislation does not guarantee the Independent Commission will not recommend, nor that the Congress will not reduce Medicare benefits to current enrollees to meet the $500b figure.
The legislation does not guarantee future cuts to doctors/hospitals will not drive doctors from taking new Medicare patients.
Future payments to hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies may result in current Medicare enrollees having a much more difficult time in finding these services in their local area.
To firmly state that there will be no benefit loss to current Medicare patients with so many unknown side affects of this new social benefit package is irresponsible and misleading.
Medicare changes misrepresented, advocates say
Ten million current Medicare enrollees, those with Medicare Advantage plans, will see benefit cuts.
The legislation does not guarantee the new Independent Commission will not recommend, nor that the Congress will not reduce Medicare benefits to current enrollees to meet the $500b stated figure.
The legislation does not guarantee future cuts to doctors/hospitals will not drive doctors from taking new Medicare patients.
Future payments to hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies may result in current Medicare enrollees having a much more difficult time in finding these services in their local area.
To firmly state that there will be no benefit loss to current Medicare patients with so many unknown possible side affects of this massive new entitlement package is irresponsible and misleading.
The Medicare and Medicaid systems were already in financial trouble. Medicaid, in particular, will likely bankrupt many more States in the next five to eight years.
When the actual U.S. budget figures for this legislation come in (well after the current President and Congress can be held accountable) we will see how the budget figures presented for this legislation are astronomically off base.
The main losers of this legislation? 1) The ten million healthy uninsured young people who currently choose not to purchase health insurance. 2) Medicare Advantage Enrollees. 3) Our children who will be most impacted by the U.S. deficit twenty years from today. 4) All other current Medicare enrollees. 5) Fast food business chains and other "low profit margin" businesses who will have to cover employees they do not cover today.
Medicare changes misrepresented, advocates say
Ten million current Medicare enrollees, those with Medicare Advantage plans, will see benefit cuts.
The legislation does not guarantee the Independent Commission will not recommend, nor that the Congress will not reduce Medicare benefits to current enrollees to meet the $500b figure.
The legislation does not guarantee future cuts to doctors/hospitals will not drive doctors from taking new Medicare patients.
Future payments to hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies may result in current Medicare enrollees having a much more difficult time in finding these services in their local area.
To firmly state that there will be no benefit loss to current Medicare patients with so many unknown side affects of this new social benefit package is irresponsible and misleading.