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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAARP, the seniors’ lobby and chief gatekeeper of Medicare benefits ENDORSED Obama Plan
The Medicare cuts, passed in the Affordable Care Act, come in the form of reimbursement reductions to hospitals, Medicaid prescription drugs and supplemental private insurance plans under Medicare Advantage. The Congressional Budget Office projects that theyll extend the solvency of Medicare by eight years.
AARP, the seniors lobby and chief gatekeeper of Medicare benefits, endorsed the Affordable Care Act despite its cuts, arguing that they wouldnt affect seniors access to care. The law expanded benefits by closing the prescription drug coverage gap known as the doughnut hole. The hospital and drug industries also endorsed the legislation, believing that the additional customers via the coverage expansion would more than make up for the cuts.
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The Congressional Budget Office projects that Ryans plan would raise seniors out-of-pocket expenses by $6,500 per year.
Obamas long-term plan to save Medicare, approved under the Affordable Care Act, is to set up a panel of 15 Senate-confirmed experts tasked with issuing proposals to rein in the growth of spending if it exceeds a certain level. The Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, may only propose cuts to providers, not beneficiaries. Congress may replace the cuts by passing its own or with a three-fifths super-majority.
AARP, the seniors lobby and chief gatekeeper of Medicare benefits, endorsed the Affordable Care Act despite its cuts, arguing that they wouldnt affect seniors access to care. The law expanded benefits by closing the prescription drug coverage gap known as the doughnut hole. The hospital and drug industries also endorsed the legislation, believing that the additional customers via the coverage expansion would more than make up for the cuts.
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The Congressional Budget Office projects that Ryans plan would raise seniors out-of-pocket expenses by $6,500 per year.
Obamas long-term plan to save Medicare, approved under the Affordable Care Act, is to set up a panel of 15 Senate-confirmed experts tasked with issuing proposals to rein in the growth of spending if it exceeds a certain level. The Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, may only propose cuts to providers, not beneficiaries. Congress may replace the cuts by passing its own or with a three-fifths super-majority.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/difference-between-paul-ryan-barack-obama-medicare.php?ref=fpa
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AARP, the seniors’ lobby and chief gatekeeper of Medicare benefits ENDORSED Obama Plan (Original Post)
SunsetDreams
Aug 2012
OP
SunsetDreams
(8,571 posts)2. .
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)3. There are a few persons in Florida that need to see this n/t
SunsetDreams
(8,571 posts)4. Exactly
this needs to be spread far and wide.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)5. The AARP endorsement is GOLD.
SunsetDreams
(8,571 posts)6. Yes it truly is!
SunsetDreams
(8,571 posts)7. .
ananda
(28,859 posts)8. Good.
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