Should have read it before they passed it: dems discover Obamacare hurts medicare..... (premium, insurance)

[MUTGR]

Senate Democrats: Why Didn

[wjtwet]

Originally Posted by MUTGR

Senate Democrats: Why Didn

As Nancy said we had to pass it to know what was in it

[Little-Acorn]

Originally Posted by wjtwet

As Nancy said we had to pass it to know what was in it

TRANSLATION: If you knew what was in it, you would never pass it.

[borregokid]

The cuts came out of Medicare Part C which were payments to insurance companies. This is Republicans running to the left of Democrats trying to inflate Medicare spending. The only ones to profit by this are the insurance companies.

[Minethatbird]

But someone did tell you, all you had to do was read it before you voted for it.

[mohawkx]

The 700 billion taken from Medicare Advantage plans has been a known fact since 2010. the alternate republican plan has the same cuts. that was one area that both republicans and democrats agreed on. Medicare advantage subsidies to private insurance companies was a big giveaway.

I looked at a Humana advantage plan this year and it paid my 165.00 medicare pt B deductable, a silver sneakers membership and my PCP visit was the same and that was for $0 plan premium outside my normal pt B medicare payment.

Once again the article is a right wing biased publication. You're gonna have to provide some actual proof that people are getting screwed on medicare advantage, which is still the best deal in the medicare system.

this is old news, repackaged and reformulated by Obamacare haters just to keep the hate on the front page through fear and paranoia. Just another coat of lipstick on a tea party pig.

[brentwoodgirl]

And Dems who voted for Obamacare are writing CMS outraged that the bill is doing exactly what it was written to do.

Hey dumbasses, you passed this bill, live with the consequences. And next time, read the damn bill.

[mohawkx]

Originally Posted by brentwoodgirl

And Dems who voted for Obamacare are writing CMS outraged that the bill is doing exactly what it was written to do.

Hey dumbasses, you passed this bill, live with the consequences. And next time, read the damn bill.

give me one link to an example of "Dems writing CMS". Just one. I think this is your secret fantasy.

[chucksnee]

Originally Posted by mohawkx

give me one link to an example of "Dems writing CMS". Just one. I think this is your secret fantasy.

Somone is not reading the links...

Nineteen Democratic senators signed a letter Tuesday to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services warning of the dire consequences for seniors if cuts to Medicare Advantage go through as expected later this month.

Dems side with GOP over Medicare cuts | TheHill

Nineteen Democrats joined 21 of their Senate Republican colleagues on a letter this week to Medicare administrator Marilyn Tavenner that raises "serious concerns" about the Advantage payment cuts for 2015 that the Administration is expected to announce Friday.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...93083281725234

[borregokid]

The CEO of Aetna said they could live with the cuts. If you think the private sector can run Medicare as efficiently as the government then the cuts should be left in place. Insurance companies were getting 114% of what Medicare was paying out. Now its being cut to 100%. Is anything wrong with that? By the way if you are on Medicare you never paid for Medicare Part C or D. The payroll taxes only cover Part A.