Limits on supplemental Medicare plans eyed

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Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON | Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:11am EDT

(Reuters) - Medicare supplemental health plans, popular among politically powerful retirees, could come under the budget knife being wielded by the special deficit-reduction panel of Congress, according to sources keeping close watch on its work.

The so-called "Medigap" insurance plans shield the elderly -- many living on fixed incomes -- from costly deductibles and other expenses not covered by the traditional fee-for-service Medicare healthcare program.

"This one is clearly on the table," said a lobbyist who has been following "super committee" deliberations on ways to trim federal budget deficits by at least $1.2 trillion over 10 years.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/10/us-usa-debt-medicare-idUSTRE7990R420111010

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For those seniors who think they have themselves covered if they had to be hospitalized here is another way Repubs could and would cut their careful planning & security.
Soo frickin' disgusting.