August 16, 2003
Ticking off the AARP
Could the Bush administration possibly irritate seniors more than they have already? It turns out that the answer is yes. And proposed cuts in Medicare cancer coverage are just the ticket.
Right now, it sounds like a 'he said, she said' between the government and the oncologists. The government says that doctors overbill, doctors say that the extra covers additional services. The question that needs to be asked is, come election day, will seniors trust their oncologists more than their politicians?
Didn't have to think about that question for very long. Smart Democrats will hammer this issue into the ground.
Posted by natasha at August 16, 2003 02:45 AM | TrackBackEver wonder why drugs are half-priced in Canada? Why law-breaking northerly seniors charter monthly buses to Canada to smuggle their own prescription drugs? In Canada, the government is on the side of the people; imagine that! Canada deals with the drug companies directly, conducting block purchases.
In his blighted “State of the Union Address” ( the most soiled SOTU address in the history of the USA – think WMD ), Bush said “Instead of bureaucrats and trial lawyers and HMOs, we must put doctors and nurses and patients back in charge of American medicine.” His plan required dropping MediCare and joining an HMO to get the prescription drug plan! Just another lie from bush. The minority Democrat Senators stopped that, allowing seniors to get their benefits while staying in MediCare. So the Republican House passes a plan that puts patients into HMOs, then divides the country into 10 SuperHMO buying groups. Ten, so that there will never be a strong single buyer, one that will really bargain for your benefit. Divide and conquer the people! That way the Big Pharmaceuticals and the Big HMOs both profit Big Time! The fight’s on; Republicans for Big Business versus the Democrats fighting for the people.