[afraidfortherepublic]

This is excellent. You will never hear me complaining about George Bush's Medicare Bill. As an employer, I was hit with the excessive cost for insurance coverage for employees over 50. It is really easy to see why older workers are let go -- their health premiums raise the cost of the whole pool. I know that it is illegal to let people go because of their age, but in reality it happens all of the time.

Because of the recession, I made the choice to kick my husband and myself off of our own company insurance and move to Medicare. We each purchased a Medicare supplement, so we are 100% covered. Since even a minor illness with one or two days treatment as an outpatient can cost $12,000 and up these days, this was an absolute necessity.

The only problem is that we cannot purchase drug coverage. Since both of us are on Lipitor and blood pressure meds (as are all of our friends our age) we are finding the cost expensive. The idea of ever needing any additional medicine is truly frightening as our income declines. Blood pressure meds and meds to lower cholesterol are truly helping the aging population. Use of these drugs is preventative and saves the Government money in the long run because they prevent strokes, etc, that would cost a whole lot more money to treat. It is foolish to risk the more expensive treatment by not helping with the less expensive solution.

[Ciexyz]

As an employer, I was hit with the excessive cost for insurance coverage for employees over 50. It is really easy to see why older workers are let go -- They raise the cost of the whole pool.

Thanks for helping me understand why I believe I experienced age discrimination and disparate treatment in the workplace.

[Schattie]

But... don't you understand? You're having the government take money from you and then you're taking it back. Who do you think pays for Medicare?

I just have to question the conservative principles who cannot understand this. *shrug*