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> On Sep 25, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Mark Rickling wrote:
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> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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>> [This is interesting - it looks like the Reps are doing the right thing
>>> for
>>> the wrong reason. Obviously the admin doesn't want the inscos to talk
>>> about
>>> it because their health scheming involves serious cuts to Medicare. From
>>> The
>>> Note...]
>>>
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>> Cutting Medicare Advantage isn't a good thing?
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> What's it going to do to the people on it now? They'll probably pay more
> for less coverage. You think you can cut $500 billion out of Medicare and
> not have it hurt beneficiaries?
>
Well, not Part A or B, sure.
Medicare Advantage is about as blatant an example of corporate welfare as could be designed. It's certainly nice for (its) enrollees, too, yes. It's a bad policy and there are much better, more soluble ways to ensure seniors stay out of poverty.