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Don't be fooled by scare tactics on Medicare!

Don't be fooled by scare tactics on Medicare

Date published: 8/20/2009

Don't be fooled by scare tactics on Medicare!

I'm an AARP volunteer. Over the years, I've grown to trust the organization.

So when special interest groups started trying to scare me and other seniors with horrible things that would supposedly happen to my Medicare if health care reform passed, it touched a nerve.

People need to hear the good things that will happen when we pass real reform.

For people in Medicare, health care reform will close the Medicare Part D "doughnut hole"; protect our choice of doctor; keep our premiums fair; hold down our health care and prescription drug costs; eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse; and improve the care that's received.

None of the health care reform proposals being considered by Congress would cut Medicare benefits or increase out-of-pocket costs for Medicare services.

Those who say that health care reform will hurt Medicare are just plain wrong.

If we do nothing, more and more people would fall into the doughnut hole, fewer doctors will treat Medicare patients, and the wasteful spending would continue to threaten the financial security of the program.

Don't be fooled by scare tactics.

Rose M. Wesson

Stafford



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Date published: 8/20/2009


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TESTEXAM = FAIL (posted by homercles82 , Aug. 21, 2009 11:10 pm)   
I quoted the letter everyone is arguing about then posted a link to an article where Obama says there will be $313 BILLION in cuts to Medicare/Medicaid. READ YOU DUMMY

You have someerve quoting a Huffington Post (posted by Mandrake , Aug. 21, 2009 9:56 pm)   
poll...She is a pitbull on a mission....she'll do whatever it takes to support her and her cronies' goals.

hey homercles82 - stop being naive (posted by testexam , Aug. 21, 2009 6:21 pm)   
obama also promised transparency, yet has not delivered one spec of open congressional politics... obama also promised no political pet projects... yet he sent over 50mil to all the congress who voted for him... obama also granted Axlerod $30mil in govt "payment" for various services he provided to help obama push his agenda ..and BTW, what obama says vs whats WRITTEN in HR Bill is separet entity.. Obama CANNOT overturn what the HR Bill dictates..YOU need to read HR Bill.. it states clearly Medicare cuts!!!

Now youse guys has confuzed me. (posted by kspecial , Aug. 21, 2009 4:17 pm)   
Are we talking about poles or polls?

By the way, since polls are mentioned, (posted by ConcernedOne , Aug. 21, 2009 3:53 pm)   
A new Zogby poll to be released Friday reveals that President Obama's approval rating has hit a record low, with 45 percent of Americans giving him a positive job rating. Apparently soured on his costly economic schemes and a multi-trillion dollar plan that would nationalize healthcare,

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