By Tara Culp-Ressler on Aug 17, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Although vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has put Medicare back in the news by touting his drastic plan to phase out the traditional program, Americans opposition to the Republican tickets plan for Medicare is consistent across party lines. Two new polls from the Kaiser Family Foundation find that neither Democrats nor Republicans favor overhauling the government program, and a majority of Americans report they would trust Obama over Romney to make the right decisions about health care going forward.
A Kaiser poll released yesterday finds that the future of Medicare is at the forefront of voters minds. Among all the health issues that may come into play in the presidential election, voters rank Medicare as their top priority, closely followed by the high cost of health care. A full 73 percent of respondents consider the Medicare program extremely or very important:
Furthermore, respondents are uneasy about what a Romney-Ryan ticket could have in store for health care as a whole, including programs like Medicare. Seventy two percent of respondents would put their trust in President Obama when it comes to making decisions about health care reform, while just 40 percent would trust Romney on the same issue.
More: POLL: Republicans Oppose Paul Ryan's Proposed Changes To Medicare | ThinkProgress
Kaiser Poll
Kaiser/Washington Post Poll
YOU have NO IDEA about what you are writing!
NOT ONE plan from Romney/Ryan will AFFECT any of us on Medicare NOW.
BUT Obamacare WILL cut my current Medicare benefits AND still not solve any problem!
I'm currently on Medicare Advantage. It is great. But Obamacare wants to abolish it!
Romney/Ryan want to expand the concept of Medicare advantage plans which when people really understand how Medicare works will come to appreciate their plan and abhor Obama's!
My advantage plan DOES NOT deduct $96.40/month from my social security.
Traditional Medicare does.. right now it would cost me almost $1,156 taken from my check.
Right now it is not deducted.. Which is better to me? Advantage plan which Obama wants to do away with!!!
Right now I visit my doctor.. NO co-pay required because I'm a member of the Medicare Advantage plan.
But if I were a traditional Medicare.. I'd have to pay 20% of doctor visit.
Which is better for me? Obviously the Advantage plan which Obama wants to stop!
Right now every month I can get $50 of over the counter items, i.e. aspirin, bandaids, mouthwash,toothpaste, vitamins,etc.. under my Advantage Plan.
NOTHING like it under traditional Medicare.
So again I get almost $600 a year in savings with my Advantage plan that Obama wants to abolish!
Right there I have almost $2,000 a year that I will have to pay when Obama abolishes Medicare Advantage plans.
So WHY would I have ANY FEAR of Romney/Ryan WHEN THEY WANT TO EXPAND
the Advantage Plan!
OH and the Advantage to Medicare???
Little or NO fraud with Advantage plans.
Each advantage plan is paid by Medicare to manage and their responsibility for fraud!
What is wrong with that??
Taxes paid.. Every one of the Advantage plans that are for profit MUST make a profit.
If they don't they don't get the contract from Medicare.
AND GUESS WHAT folks... THESE for profit advantage plans then HAVE to pay taxes on their profits!
And Obama because he HATES businesses, capitalism "evil profit makers" wants to abolish them! So stupid!
Oh and by the way over 10,000 times a day health care providers come to a company I started to find out if Medicare will pay. I know 100 times more then you how Medicare works if you don't believe me tell me what city you live in and I'll tell you what the largest hospital MARKUPS their bills to Medicare.. I dare you to tell me what city and I'll prove you have NO idea of how Medicare works!
By Tara Culp-Ressler on Aug 17, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Although vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has put Medicare back in the news by touting his drastic plan to phase out the traditional program, Americans opposition to the Republican tickets plan for Medicare is consistent across party lines. Two new polls from the Kaiser Family Foundation find that neither Democrats nor Republicans favor overhauling the government program, and a majority of Americans report they would trust Obama over Romney to make the right decisions about health care going forward.
A Kaiser poll released yesterday finds that the future of Medicare is at the forefront of voters minds. Among all the health issues that may come into play in the presidential election, voters rank Medicare as their top priority, closely followed by the high cost of health care. A full 73 percent of respondents consider the Medicare program extremely or very important:
Furthermore, respondents are uneasy about what a Romney-Ryan ticket could have in store for health care as a whole, including programs like Medicare. Seventy two percent of respondents would put their trust in President Obama when it comes to making decisions about health care reform, while just 40 percent would trust Romney on the same issue.
More: POLL: Republicans Oppose Paul Ryan's Proposed Changes To Medicare | ThinkProgress
Kaiser Poll
Kaiser/Washington Post Poll
I'm on Medicare as well as my husband. We have to pay premiums each month totalling over $200 for each of us. When my husband joined the army he was promised free lifetime medical for himself and for me. So I object to paying premiums for Medicare due to that. That said, if Ryan's plan takes effect, we will be paying higher premiums compared to Medicare Advantage premiums now. For me that is a deal breaker because at the moment we can at least have a choice between Medicare & Medicare Advantage (these have higher premiums) and our Tricare (military) plan covers the difference that Medicare doesn't pay. So, thumbs down to Romney/Ryan's plan!
By Tara Culp-Ressler on Aug 17, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Although vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has put Medicare back in the news by touting his drastic plan to phase out the traditional program, Americans opposition to the Republican tickets plan for Medicare is consistent across party lines. Two new polls from the Kaiser Family Foundation find that neither Democrats nor Republicans favor overhauling the government program, and a majority of Americans report they would trust Obama over Romney to make the right decisions about health care going forward.
A Kaiser poll released yesterday finds that the future of Medicare is at the forefront of voters minds. Among all the health issues that may come into play in the presidential election, voters rank Medicare as their top priority, closely followed by the high cost of health care. A full 73 percent of respondents consider the Medicare program extremely or very important:
Furthermore, respondents are uneasy about what a Romney-Ryan ticket could have in store for health care as a whole, including programs like Medicare. Seventy two percent of respondents would put their trust in President Obama when it comes to making decisions about health care reform, while just 40 percent would trust Romney on the same issue.
More: POLL: Republicans Oppose Paul Ryan's Proposed Changes To Medicare | ThinkProgress
Kaiser Poll
Kaiser/Washington Post Poll
I'm on Medicare as well as my husband. We have to pay premiums each month totalling over $200 for each of us. When my husband joined the army he was promised free lifetime medical for himself and for me. So I object to paying premiums for Medicare due to that. That said, if Ryan's plan takes effect, we will be paying higher premiums compared to Medicare Advantage premiums now. For me that is a deal breaker because at the moment we can at least have a choice between Medicare & Medicare Advantage (these have higher premiums) and our Tricare (military) plan covers the difference that Medicare doesn't pay. So, thumbs down to Romney/Ryan's plan!
I'm on Medicare as well as my husband. We have to pay premiums each month totalling over $200 for each of us. When my husband joined the army he was promised free lifetime medical for himself and for me. So I object to paying premiums for Medicare due to that. That said, if Ryan's plan takes effect, we will be paying higher premiums compared to Medicare Advantage premiums now. For me that is a deal breaker because at the moment we can at least have a choice between Medicare & Medicare Advantage (these have higher premiums) and our Tricare (military) plan covers the difference that Medicare doesn't pay. So, thumbs down to Romney/Ryan's plan!
Where do you live? Because there are over 600 Medicare Advantage plans and you were NOT being honest when you talk about YOUR plan!
Most Plans will NOT have you pay anything because you already pay with your $96.40 deduction per month from SS. I don't! MY Plan doesn't require me paying ANYTHING!
You just made a poor choice!
Plouffe and/or Sunstein....He's on the e-mail blast list.
