Thursday, September 6, 2012
American Me?: Ryan's Mom: The New "Poster Child" for Medicare?
American Me?: Ryan's Mom: The New "Poster Child" for Medicare?: I find this quite interesting. Ryan parading his mother around at a retirement community pronouncing that his mother "depends" on her Social...
Ryan's Mom: The New "Poster Child" for Medicare?
I find this quite interesting. Ryan parading his mother around at a retirement community pronouncing that his mother "depends" on her Social Security and Medicare. Really?
The fact that Ryan is reportedly worth almost 5M would make me a little suspect of that statement right off the bat.
Does he really think we believe his mother is "dependant" on her Social Security and Medicare like so many other Seniors in America?
Does he really think we have forgotten his and Romney's stance on these "entitlement" programs as they call them?
Does he really think we have forgotten Romney's legislation requiring his states citizens to have health care insurance while bashing current health care reform attempts and calling them unconstitutional?
Does he really think we have forgotten his and Romney's stance on turning Medicare into a privatized "voucher" system, much like what Romney proposed in Massachusetts?
FACT: Medicare administrative costs run less that 2 percent of operating expenditures whereas privatized insurers are approximately 11 percent under almost identical "Medicare Advantage" programs. ( Kaiser Family Foundation, NYT Paul Krugman 06.06.09)
FACT: "Non-partisan data from the Congressional Budget Office and the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services demonstrate definitively that private insurance is increasingly less efficient than Medicare". (Diane Archer 9.20.11)
FACT: The Congressional Budget Office states that "the rising cost of private insurance will continue to outstrip Medicare for the next 30 years". "The private insurance equivalent of Medicare would cost almost 40% more in 2022 for a typical 65 year old".
How anyone could make the point that private insurers (who need to make a profit to survive) could offer better and more comprehensive insurance coverage at a lower cost is ridiculous. Let's keep in mind that the numbers above are operating expense only, and DO NOT include PROFIT for PRIVATE INSURERS.
Keep your hands off my "entitlement program" that I PAID FOR!
We need Health Care Reform, not health care based on insurer's PROFIT!
Read more in my award winning book: "American Me?"
www.americanmeus.com
The fact that Ryan is reportedly worth almost 5M would make me a little suspect of that statement right off the bat.
Does he really think we believe his mother is "dependant" on her Social Security and Medicare like so many other Seniors in America?
Does he really think we have forgotten his and Romney's stance on these "entitlement" programs as they call them?
Does he really think we have forgotten Romney's legislation requiring his states citizens to have health care insurance while bashing current health care reform attempts and calling them unconstitutional?
Does he really think we have forgotten his and Romney's stance on turning Medicare into a privatized "voucher" system, much like what Romney proposed in Massachusetts?
FACT: Medicare administrative costs run less that 2 percent of operating expenditures whereas privatized insurers are approximately 11 percent under almost identical "Medicare Advantage" programs. ( Kaiser Family Foundation, NYT Paul Krugman 06.06.09)
FACT: "Non-partisan data from the Congressional Budget Office and the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services demonstrate definitively that private insurance is increasingly less efficient than Medicare". (Diane Archer 9.20.11)
FACT: The Congressional Budget Office states that "the rising cost of private insurance will continue to outstrip Medicare for the next 30 years". "The private insurance equivalent of Medicare would cost almost 40% more in 2022 for a typical 65 year old".
How anyone could make the point that private insurers (who need to make a profit to survive) could offer better and more comprehensive insurance coverage at a lower cost is ridiculous. Let's keep in mind that the numbers above are operating expense only, and DO NOT include PROFIT for PRIVATE INSURERS.
Keep your hands off my "entitlement program" that I PAID FOR!
We need Health Care Reform, not health care based on insurer's PROFIT!
Read more in my award winning book: "American Me?"
www.americanmeus.com
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