Biden on Getting Rid of Medicare Advantage for Seniors as a way to Pay for Health Reform

Yesterday, on NBCs Meet the Press, Vice President Joe Biden explained that health care reform can be paid for in part by, getting rid of the Medicare advantage. Medicare Advantage currently provides health care for over 10 million seniors and, in comparison to traditional Medicare, limits seniors out-of-pocket expenses, provides additional coverage (including vision, hearing and dental benefits) as well as better coordinating care.

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[Damis101]

Medicare Advantage is not a part of the government run Medicare. It is a private for-profit company that is ripping off seniors, making them think they have bought supplemental insurance when in fact they sign over their excellent Medicare plan, allowing this company to bilk Medicare in their name, while holding out the medical care they need. It's a scam and needs to end.

[eyeofanartist]

The best choice is always a Medicare Supplement plan. I have worked extensively in health care and particularly with older adults. The 'advantage' policies are more accurately called 'risk' policies by those of us in the know. They take away more benefits than they give you. A huge rip-off and money maker for insurance companies. Inexpensive prescriptions don't offset all the losses you will incur. Avoid these policies like the plague and choose a Medicare Supplement policy instead.

[shitthrowingmonkey1]

Reforming? So the word reforming essentially means stiffing people that are dependent upon the medicare? Ok.

[kingx989]

Tax cuts = money for people,... but he wants to take them away.... Anybody who takes tax cuts away from the people, don't need to serve the people!

[Retardigion]

@nVei06

LOL!

[nVei06]

your entire family will be dead.

[Retardigion]

ROFPMPL!

Well, suppose you ask the nice man in the white coat to let you out and then BRING IT, PUSSY!

You fascists are ALWAYS cowards, hiding behind womens skirts, striking old people in the dead of night, dressing up in your little jack-boots and funny hats.

If brains were dynamite, ASSHOLE, you wouldn't have enough to blow your nose!

[nVei06]

clowns? huh? we need to have you people killled. we need more of us to understand. if we always knew this, we would be better off. it's a hard found wisdom to have you killed. the nazi's did it, and we will succeed in america.

[Retardigion]

You fucking clowns always resort to threats don't you?

[nVei06]

republicans allergic to the truth. that's a good one. you need to be strapped down and shown truth allergies and who holds them. then you will be dead.