Boehner: Democrats Health Proposal Would Cut Seniors Medicare Benefits

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[MrHelldogger]

When did commies ever do something out in the open?

[Smartassawhip]

The reason they want to get this done now is because another person dies every 12 mins while we wait. This has been going on for over 60 yrs. If another country were killing a us citizen every 12 mins we would want it delt with instantly. Medicare is not at risk, Jobs will be created as we will need more nurses and doctors etc.. and the final bill will be deficit free or it will not be signed. Boehner is just trying to scare the elderly because they are volnurable and that's a shame.

[Brian07891]

John Boehner eats poop.

[bodybuilder444444]

@Smartassawhip then you clearly don't know how the world works my friend.... Take an Economics course.

[memphisbars]

Everything I have read - the text of the bill as well as analysis by the CBO and Kaiser - are available on the web. I am not an optomist by nature and what I have read leads me to unhappy conclusions. My representative speaks those concerns. Apparently this bill works for you so I am pleased for you. I can see from the negative ratings I have received that my feelings do not represent the majority. The needs of the many outweigh those of the few.

[memphisbars]

Frankly, I hope you are right. I am sure the Senate will address appropriately sections of the bill where unintended consequences may be too serious to leave as written in the House bill.

[Smartassawhip]

I don't buy it. One of us is right and one of us is wrong and right now there is no way of telling. I am going to choose to think positive. The future will dictate the winner of this debate. Who knows we may bother be half right. I am not expecting this to be prefect. I am sure they will have to make adjustments and such like they always do but it is a start.

[memphisbars]

Sweden is not the United States. This bill will adversely affect rural areas. So many people being given availability to health care will necessarily siphon off doctors and health care professionals in rural areas to serve in the population centers. This will force the closing of hospitals and clinics in less populated regions. Older rural people especially will be adversely affected by this. Rural health services are generally less costly than their urban equivalents.

[memphisbars]

Citing concerns about the bill's effects on rural hospitals and clinics as well us unintended consequences for those with private health insurance, our representative - a long serving and prominent DEMOCRAT - voted NO on this bill. My information on the bill comes from reading portions of it as well as reading the CBO analysis and Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.

[Smartassawhip]

Last night I watched this special on PBS about health care around the world. I was kind of shocked at some of what I saw. Did you know Sweeden had a system very much like ours about 10 yrs ago they did something similar to this and you should see how well it has worked out for them. It was cool. They should the negatives and positives of each system. It was on frontline. You should check it out.

[memphisbars]

Excuse my error. Medicare/medicaid is being cut by 400 billion. Sorry for the extra zeros. Because the boomer generation is so large, this will result in reduced benefits that participants will have to make up by purchasing more health insurance. Many already do under the present program. I just can't see that this is going to improve health care for seniors and middle aged adults.

[memphisbars]

MissMoxie78, I never come to any conclusion about anything until I have facts and can read for myself the answers to my questions. There are a number of websites and YOU TUBE videos with the particulars of this bill including the actual wording in the sections. I think you would be surprised at some of the stuff in this bill. It is definately not benign.