medigap under attack

[Danzig]

http://news.yahoo.com/limits-supplem...051359596.html


i am amazed. there are medigap plans out there that help seniors avoid medicare deductibles, which can be prohibitive.
the solution to medicare? ban the medigap! the thinking apparently is that if a senior has to pay the deductible, maybe he won't go to the doctor, thus saving medicare. there's convoluted logic for you.
now, i don't know many people who go to the doctor just for the hell of it. by banning medigap coverages, what will seniors who have to go to the doctor or hospital do when their medical bills go thru the roof???

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://news.yahoo.com/limits-supplem...051359596.html


i am amazed. there are medigap plans out there that help seniors avoid medicare deductibles, which can be prohibitive.
the solution to medicare? ban the medigap! the thinking apparently is that if a senior has to pay the deductible, maybe he won't go to the doctor, thus saving medicare. there's convoluted logic for you.
now, i don't know many people who go to the doctor just for the hell of it. by banning medigap coverages, what will seniors who have to go to the doctor or hospital do when their medical bills go thru the roof???

Just another effort to help balance the budget on the backs of those least able to afford it. I wonder how one defines "unnecessary" trips to the doctor?

[GenuineRisk]

It's very important we not raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy, who are going to start creating jobs any minute now. So money has to be cut from somewhere, as the deficit is so huge. Thus retired seniors, who are, let's face it, freeloaders at this point, are just going to have to pay more. And you know, if they'd been smarter, they would have saved more towards retirement and healthcare. So really, by proposing this cut, the super committee isn't doing anything other than making seniors take more personal responsibility for themselves.

[somerfrost]

:roll

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

It's very important we not raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy, who are going to start creating jobs any minute now. So money has to be cut from somewhere, as the deficit is so huge. Thus retired seniors, who are, let's face it, freeloaders at this point, are just going to have to pay more. And you know, if they'd been smarter, they would have saved more towards retirement and healthcare. So really, by proposing this cut, the super committee isn't doing anything other than making seniors take more personal responsibility for themselves.

Yeah, I wish I had been smart enough to live a more self-centered life.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

:roll

Yeah, I wish I had been smart enough to live a more self-centered life.

That's what you get for serving your country, Somer. People who were smart enough to have "other priorities" back then went on to become Vice President.