Re: Medicare Bill

On 29 Nov 2003 16:08:54 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bettina) wrote:

>OK folks, what do you think of it? Is it a big fat payoff to the
>insurance and pharmaceutical companies or a needed modernization of
>Medicare? Why did 15,000 members of AARP drop out in anger because
>AARP supported it? Why did the Wall Street Journal call it the best
>bill ever? What the hell does it all mean?
>
>Bettina

I see it as just one more screw-up and payoff by the current crop of
politicos with the ONLY benefit being a small increase in
reimbursement for smaller acute care facilities.  The so-called drug
benefit is a fiasco due to the gap in coverage and the lack of cost
controls. 

It appears that AARP sold their older members out to gain support from
the 'boomers' which may be a benefit to the organization or the death
knell.  Only time will tell us on that move. 

Amd. of course WSJ would support the plan..  Anything coming out of
the Reps camp has their support. 

Business as usual.. The needy and elderly got screwed; pharma and
insurance made huge gains.. and the obvious flaws/problems within
Medicare and Medicaid continue.

pixie