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Do we need Medicare reform?

By SoundOffSister / April 6, 2011 /

As you know, Representative Paul Ryan (R. Wi.) has proposed that Congress tackle the looming fiscal disaster that exists for Medicare.  A caller yesterday objected to any change because, as he put it, he has been paying into Medicare for years and wants to make sure he gets his money back.

Obamacare: here’s an idea, let’s steal from the seniors

By SoundOffSister / September 25, 2010 /

We are told that millions who currently have no health insurance will soon be covered under Obamacare.  But, where will the money come from to do this?  By 2017, thousands of people in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio will be paying more than $5,000 per year in lost health-care benefits to make ObamaCare possible…[f]or some…

Caution: Medicare may be hazardous to your health

By SoundOffSister / June 7, 2010 /

If you are currently on Medicare, by now you have already received the nifty 4 page flyer from the Department of Health and Human Services extolling the virtues of Obamacare for those on Medicare.   Unfortunately, much of what is contained in the flyer is untrue.  Now, however, you have even more to be concerned about.…

Obamacare: do as I say, not as I do

By SoundOffSister / May 29, 2010 /

Remember last September when the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), at the urging of Senator Baucus (D. Mont.), issued “cease and desist” orders against Medicare Advantage insurers from doing the unthinkable…actually communicating with their insureds about the provisions of Obamacare?  According to the administration, these communications were “false and misleading”. Why?  Because they actually pointed…

Mayo says no to Medicare at Arizona facility

By Jim Vicevich / January 1, 2010 /

My guess is Medicare patients overwhelm this operation simply because it is Arizona, home to retirees. It’s also my guess we will see more of this in areas where the over 65 crowd decided to congregate, whether that’s a region that retirees love to move to (Florida) or where young people have just picked up…

A letter from Congress and the President to Medicare health care recipients

By SoundOffSister / December 27, 2009 /

Let me begin by wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas on behalf of President Obama, and your Congress. As you know, through my tireless efforts, we were able to bribe enough senators, enabling the Senate to pass its version of health care reform on Christmas Eve.

Lieberman says no “flip” on Medicare buy in … now supports Senate Bill

By Jim Vicevich / December 15, 2009 / Comments Off on Lieberman says no “flip” on Medicare buy in … now supports Senate Bill

Judge for yourself. The Democrats are making a big deal out of Joe Lieberman’s interview with the Connecticut Post last September (video included) where he purportedly supports a medicare buy in. Lieberman says he was referring to his support of a similar proposal made during the 2004 Presidential campaign. Now he says his position has…

Where were the rest of the doctors?

By SoundOffSister / October 8, 2009 /

The “meeting” on the White House lawn this Monday with President Obama and 150 doctors, (who, at the time, looked much like potted plants, if I do say so myself), would lead one to believe that doctors support Obamacare. Perhaps those 150 doctors do, but many of the rest were elsewhere. They were lobbying against a key provision…

Is AARP selling its members down the river?

By SoundOffSister / July 31, 2009 /

For months, President Obama has been promoting his health care plan, and proposing to pay for it by, among other things, squeezing billions of dollars out of Medicare.  And AARP, looking more and more like an arm of the DNC than an advocate for its members, has been backing the president’s plan. So this week, the…

“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…