Why isn't AARP doing more to protect the elderly from losing their benefits under Medicare? Why aren't they even attempting to protect their own constituency?
When Obama doesn't answer the question about what do you do when an elderly patient needs a hip replacement because he or she is going to die any way, where is AARP?
Where is AARP when the President talks about taking away hundreds of billions of dollars of benefits from Medicare recipients and cutting doctor's fees?
Where is AARP? Why do we bother paying fees to an organization that is sitting on the sidelines when it comes to protecting the elderly and saying nothing.
The millions of us on Medicare should remember who is taking away our benefits the next time we vote.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Mr. President, Please Don’t Take My Medicare Insurance Away
Just because I’m a Senior Citizen doesn’t mean you should write me off in favor of a younger generation who never worked for the benefits you are trying to transfer from me to them.
If I need a hip operation, please don’t deny me because I’m old and going to die anyway.
If I need a knee replacement, please don’t tell me with the time I have left I can limp around or use a cane or a wheel chair.
Who are you and your Congressmen henchmen to decide when I do or don’t need an MRI that might detect a problem that could save my life?
What happened to us all getting insurance that is as good as the health insurance that members of congress have?
Why are you trying to take our benefits away?
Why are you trying to make it unprofitable for our doctors to give us the care we need?
Why are you doing this to us?
Do you think we’re disposable?
Do you think we won’t notice what you’re doing?
Do you think we don’t care?
Do you think we don’t vote?
If I need a hip operation, please don’t deny me because I’m old and going to die anyway.
If I need a knee replacement, please don’t tell me with the time I have left I can limp around or use a cane or a wheel chair.
Who are you and your Congressmen henchmen to decide when I do or don’t need an MRI that might detect a problem that could save my life?
What happened to us all getting insurance that is as good as the health insurance that members of congress have?
Why are you trying to take our benefits away?
Why are you trying to make it unprofitable for our doctors to give us the care we need?
Why are you doing this to us?
Do you think we’re disposable?
Do you think we won’t notice what you’re doing?
Do you think we don’t care?
Do you think we don’t vote?
Friday, June 12, 2009
Is Medicare At Risk From National Health Care?
The money to fund a new National Healthcare System is going to have to come from someplace. The cost is estimated in some circles at over 1.3 trillion dollars over ten years. Some estimate the cost as much more. Most Government entitlement programs have a history of costing more than projected.
The Obama administration plans to partially offset this cost by saving 117 billion dollars over ten years on Medicare expenses. This will result in a decrease in the services covered by Medicare as doctors and hospitals leave a system that no longer pays them adequately.
A decision has evidently been made that the elderly are going to die anyway so why bother giving them the quality of healthcare that could prolong their lives. Don’t you think your life is worth saving/?
What are the elderly going to do to protect their medical insurance benefits? Will they protest these proposed changes? Will they contact their Senators and Congressmen to evidence their dissatisfaction and back it up at the ballot box in the 2010 interim elections? Will AARP finally come off their neutral stand and back up their members? Will Seniors organize to protect their benefits and access to their doctors?
Then there is the Administration’s current position that they will force doctors who accept Medicare to accept a new proposed Government backed insurance carrier. This will only result in driving more doctors out of the system that accepts Medicare. There is already a movement by a number of doctors to stop accepting Medicare recipients because of poor payment conditions. And as part of the Administrations program to take benefits from Seniors, they are going to try and eliminate the private insurance companies that offer additional benefits to us over our basic Medicare plan. Who is going to make up the difference to us – Medicare?
Has the Democratic Party written off the elderly voter? Do they think they can get away with taking away our benefits to pay for the uninsured? Is this the kind of new National health Care system that you want? Do you want your hard earned health care benefits redistributed to others? Wake up Seniors. It’s time to take a stand and protect your interests. It’s time to find your voice and tell the powers that be that you are not going to take losing your benefits without them losing your vote.
Who gives the current Administration the right to say you don’t need a particular medical treatment because you are going to die any way?
To view this and other articles on the new middle aged generation please go to http://newmiddleagedgroup.blogspot.com
The Obama administration plans to partially offset this cost by saving 117 billion dollars over ten years on Medicare expenses. This will result in a decrease in the services covered by Medicare as doctors and hospitals leave a system that no longer pays them adequately.
A decision has evidently been made that the elderly are going to die anyway so why bother giving them the quality of healthcare that could prolong their lives. Don’t you think your life is worth saving/?
What are the elderly going to do to protect their medical insurance benefits? Will they protest these proposed changes? Will they contact their Senators and Congressmen to evidence their dissatisfaction and back it up at the ballot box in the 2010 interim elections? Will AARP finally come off their neutral stand and back up their members? Will Seniors organize to protect their benefits and access to their doctors?
Then there is the Administration’s current position that they will force doctors who accept Medicare to accept a new proposed Government backed insurance carrier. This will only result in driving more doctors out of the system that accepts Medicare. There is already a movement by a number of doctors to stop accepting Medicare recipients because of poor payment conditions. And as part of the Administrations program to take benefits from Seniors, they are going to try and eliminate the private insurance companies that offer additional benefits to us over our basic Medicare plan. Who is going to make up the difference to us – Medicare?
Has the Democratic Party written off the elderly voter? Do they think they can get away with taking away our benefits to pay for the uninsured? Is this the kind of new National health Care system that you want? Do you want your hard earned health care benefits redistributed to others? Wake up Seniors. It’s time to take a stand and protect your interests. It’s time to find your voice and tell the powers that be that you are not going to take losing your benefits without them losing your vote.
Who gives the current Administration the right to say you don’t need a particular medical treatment because you are going to die any way?
To view this and other articles on the new middle aged generation please go to http://newmiddleagedgroup.blogspot.com
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