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Hoyt

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5. This is one liberal who gives credit to bush for two things, not obstructing Part D and

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 09:46 PM

Oct 2013

dodging shoes. I paid for my mom's drugs before 2003, and can't imagine how she and other elderly managed.

However, I do agree there should have been tougher negotiating power in the legislation.

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Why not defund Medicare Part D instead? [View all] Recursion Oct 2013 OP

So your genius plan is to take away prescription coverage for 30 million Americans? Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #1

Insurance is not health care Recursion Oct 2013 #8

Whoever believes that is a fool. When costs are prohibitive, denial of payment is denial of service. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #9

Exactly. Access to insurance, or outright poverty (essentially Medicaid), is all but required Hoyt Oct 2013 #13

Oh that's a great idea. How about we just concede 2014 now instead? Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #2

Why not just defund Medicare? n/t leftstreet Oct 2013 #3

I think the two plans are rather similar. BlueCheese Oct 2013 #4

Also interestingly... Recursion Oct 2013 #10

The individual can choose not to buy and be covered by Medicare Part D FarCenter Oct 2013 #12

No, the "penalty" is that you're paying for the subsidies whatever you do Recursion Oct 2013 #14

This is one liberal who gives credit to bush for two things, not obstructing Part D and Hoyt Oct 2013 #5

That was the biggest flaw and scam with Medicare Part D ProSense Oct 2013 #7

Better idea: ProSense Oct 2013 #6

No. No scalps for them AT ALL. They must be totally humiliated by this pnwmom Oct 2013 #11