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Thekaspervote

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3. I don't buy it! If dotard could change Medicare with a wave of his sharpie

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Thu Oct 3, 2019, 07:03 PM

Oct 2019

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The sick gop would have done it long before this!!

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Trump's executive order has some stealth provisions that would blow up Medicare as we know it [View all] octoberlib Oct 2019 OP

Evil Matthew28 Oct 2019 #1

I am sure that, Newest Reality Oct 2019 #2

Yep . I bet all those seniors at the Villages this octoberlib Oct 2019 #7

Sad! Newest Reality Oct 2019 #12

Were these wealthy people? Ahpook Oct 2019 #14

I googled it and it said that the cost of living in the Villages is 12% higher than the rest of octoberlib Oct 2019 #15

Makes since Ahpook Oct 2019 #20

Reminder: Seniors have children Generic Other Oct 2019 #18

I seem to recall.... SergeStorms Oct 2019 #30

Under the guise of pandemonium, evil lurks erronis Oct 2019 #48

I don't buy it! If dotard could change Medicare with a wave of his sharpie Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #3

Well i'm sure it would be ILLEGAL but bluestarone Oct 2019 #5

Topher Spiro worked on the ACA for Obama. octoberlib Oct 2019 #6

So is this why Ryan shanti Oct 2019 #4

I didn't know they were. I imagine he's going to be a lobbyist. octoberlib Oct 2019 #8

Keep this kicked! StarryNite Oct 2019 #9

Wow! This will raise prices dramatically for many who can't afford health care insurance now. patphil Oct 2019 #10

K & R pazzyanne Oct 2019 #25

Now now, it's only going to kill them after they're bankrupt. Captain Zero Oct 2019 #26

Kick. Guilded Lilly Oct 2019 #11

Kick Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #13

how does he expect to get this through the House EveHammond13 Oct 2019 #16

He's going to do it by "executive order". SergeStorms Oct 2019 #31

So, why are the House & Senate Dems still working with tRump and the fascists on anything yaesu Oct 2019 #17

K&R B Stieg Oct 2019 #19

K&R... spanone Oct 2019 #21

Countermanding law by executive order probably won't stand up in court. ancianita Oct 2019 #22

Indeed it won't. Again, the gop has been trying to privatize Medicare for well over a decade Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #33

K&R for visibility!!!!!!!!!! secondwind Oct 2019 #23

K & R BadgerMom Oct 2019 #24

manchurian candidate installed by vlad NRaleighLiberal Oct 2019 #27

Actually, this stuff is pretty common. There have been studies for changing reimbursement under Hoyt Oct 2019 #28

First off show me where private insurance even Medicare dis-Advantage Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #34

It's obvious you don't understand how Medicare works, nor understand Medicare Advantage. Hoyt Oct 2019 #35

It's obvious you are ignorant about Medicare Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #36

Medicare charged a monthly premium for Part B in 1970, and every year since. Hoyt Oct 2019 #37

I stand corrected on the premium issue. See I admit when I make a mistake. Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #38

OK. Medicare Advantage is cheaper compared to buying a supplement and drug coverage from Hoyt Oct 2019 #40

Medicare Advantage is privitization. Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #44

Fine, don't take it. You have a choice. By the way, even your traditional Medicare is privatized. Hoyt Oct 2019 #45

Yeah you have a point. I think we should make it all Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #49

The big difference is that private companies have the start up money. Hoyt Oct 2019 #50

What will happen to Premiums, or taxes when MFA comes to be? forthemiddle Oct 2019 #47

Do you have numbers? And who said it would be free? 58Sunliner Oct 2019 #52

But right now forthemiddle Oct 2019 #55

When there is no SSA COLA, part B premiums don't rise for DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #42

You pay a lot more out of pocket on medical octoberlib Oct 2019 #39

I'd like to see the specifics on paying more under MA for Hoyt Oct 2019 #41

That will not occur under Trump and Mulvaney. octoberlib Oct 2019 #43

I think the donut hole does apply under most Medicare Advantage Plans, certainly the ones that save Hoyt Oct 2019 #46

Cruelty is a feature sakabatou Oct 2019 #29

HCA has probably given Trump a huge contribution McCamy Taylor Oct 2019 #32

For profit hospitals got to tRump. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2019 #51

I'd take a look at the religous/faith based hospitals especially stuffmatters Oct 2019 #54

If Medicare can be destroyed by executive order, Mr.Bill Oct 2019 #53