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“Mediscare”, Part I

By SoundOffSister / September 4, 2012 /

In most elections it seems that an expected topic is scaring seniors about Medicare…i.e.,vote for the other guy and he will take away your Medicare.  This year’s election will be no exception.  So, I thought it might make sense to review the facts about each parties’ proposal.  I will start with the President’s plan.  Part II…

Coming soon…Obamacare’s food police

By SoundOffSister / April 2, 2011 /

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration issued its “long awaited” rules concerning the posting of calorie count information at restaurants, etc.  The rules themselves will not take effect until 2012.  Unless, of course, they appear to be unpopular.  In that case, much like the 1040 waivers already granted to companies, unions and states for their group insurance…

Obama administration refuses to review health care cost report prior to vote (Update)

By Steve McGough / April 27, 2010 /

One week prior to the health care vote in Congress, the Obama administration received a report from Medicare and Medicaid actuaries indicating medical costs would increase more than $38 billion each year for the next 10 years. Nobody wanted to even look at it until after the vote.

Obamacare…we’re going to save what?

By SoundOffSister / December 15, 2009 / Comments Off on Obamacare…we’re going to save what?

The Office of the Actuary for Medicare and Medicaid (OACT) has performed a detailed analysis of  the claim that Obamacare will reduce the percentage of Gross Domestic Product this country spends on medical care.  According to OACT (at page 12), by 2019, we will spend 21.1% of our GDP on health care under Obamacare, versus…

More of your tax dollars at work

By SoundOffSister / March 26, 2011 /

Remember those heartwarming commercials before last year’s election where Andy Griffith tried to assure seniors that Obamacare was really a great program? Just in case you’ve forgotten, you can view one of them here. As we pointed out then, Sheriff Andy didn’t exactly tell the truth about Obamacare.  He tried to assure seniors that their Medicare benefits…

AARP’s payback for supporting Obamacare

By SoundOffSister / January 6, 2011 /

It was more than a bit curious when AARP supported Obamacare. After all, AARP purports to represent seniors, and Obamacare claims that it will cut $500 billion from senior’s Medicare.  Well, now we know why. As pointed out an earlier post, the administration has granted 222 “waivers” from the provisions of Obamacare. One of the largest…

Stop Obamacare: call now. Plus new poll

By Jim Vicevich / March 13, 2010 /

Don’t let this weekend go by without going here to let your representatives know you do not want this crummy health care plan that will create a new multi trillion dollar government program, another entitlement that will raise your taxes, raise your premiums (by more than if we did nothing), cut Medicare (and not just…

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By Steve McGough / March 18, 2010 /

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Health Care Reconciliation Act full text released – H.R. 4872 amends H.R. 3590

By Steve McGough / March 18, 2010 /

The full text of H.R. 4872 – the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 – has been released by the U.S. House Committee on Rules. This bill amends the Senate version H.R. 3590 and plans for a vote this weekend are still in place.

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By Steve McGough / February 24, 2009 /

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