Homes and autos can be replaced. Good health is priceless and its loss a disaster which changes lives.
Change never comes easily in the United States. Valuing our system and the process I attended the town hall meeting August 20th in west Delray Beach. After being out in the relentless sun where I listened and watched both sides.
I was attracted to the large covered area where an enthusiastic school band played.
At first the band may not have been appreciated…..
but later the music brought out a certain exhuberance…..
In the end the experience had enriched us!
Got an email from a senior citizen who has three children with pre-existing conditions and lives in fear that she will have to mortgage everything to pay for their care if they lose their jobs, and can’t get coverage.
Her feelings are that the healthcare reform bill is good for seniors, because it
… will STRENGTHEN Medicare. Reform will improve Medicare’s quality of care by cutting down on paperwork, focusing on wellness and prevention, and rewarding doctors for the care they provide instead of how many procedures they do. This all adds up to more choices and better care.
… will NOT cut our Medicare benefits. President Obama has clearly said, “nobody is talking about cutting Medicare benefits.” And AARP agrees that reform will simply eliminate billions in giveaways via the Medicare Advantage program that boost insurance company profits — but don’t help folks like us.
… will SAVE seniors money. Reform will close the doughnut hole in Medicare Part D that’s costing people so much money for prescription drugs, and eliminate co-pays for preventative care like cancer screenings and immunizations.
… will SAVE Medicare in the long run. If we do nothing, costs will keep rising and the Medicare trust fund will be at risk of going bust within a decade. Reform will save Medicare from bankruptcy and ensure we get the care we need for years to come.
Lastly, the healthcare reform bill will HELP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE because it will extend coverage for young people, stop insurance companies from charging women more or cutting care when you need it most. And most importantly to me, reform will make it illegal to deny coverage because of a pre-existing condition.
If the Goverment can’t control the Medicare fraud now, how is it going to control fraud when it becomes bigger? It does not make sense. We are going to get hurt. Don’t believe everything you hear, specially from politicians.
I agree that Medicare fraud is a problem. There is the much bigger problem of special interests who profit while the system is failing financially. We will only get hurt if allow those special interest to keep us divided in our efforts to get the present healthcare sytem reformed. Let us remember that we are THE GOVERNMENT. Most of us think of ourselves as “the governed” and forget that we elect the politicians who should represent us.