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I’d love to see an actual copy of the mailing. As an employee of an evil health insurance company, the proper way to go about this sort of mailing is a stuffer with the following notification:

“As [Company name] awaits the outcome of legislation pending in Congress, we would like to inform you that your Medicare Advantage coverage under [Company name] may have significant coverage changes or be suddenly terminated based upon the outcome. Please refer to [website] for more information and updates.”

That way, it’s nothing more than the standard benefit change mailings with a twist—we don’t have any say in it.

“Leading health reform proposals being considered in Washington, D.C., this summer include billions in Medicare Advantage funding cuts, as well as spending reductions to original Medicare and Medicaid. While these programs need to be made more efficient, if the proposed funding cut levels become law, millions of seniors and disabled individuals could lose many of the important benefits and services that make Medicare Advantage health plans so valuable.”

What part of that isn’t TRUE?!

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The Humana mailer focused squarely on the Medicare Advantage program.

It urged seniors to sign up with Humana for regular updates on the health care legislation, and encouraged them to contact their lawmakers in Washington.

In a warning letter to Humana, HHS said the government is concerned that the mailer “is misleading and confusing” partly because the company’s lobbying campaign could be mistaken for an official communication about Medicare benefits.

HHS ordered the company to immediately halt any such mailings, and remove any related materials from its Web site. In the letter, the government also said it may take other action against Humana.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ho4ai2q18tQ9j82kd3N3ltEANRzwD9ART3AG0

GET OUT OF OUR LIVES, OBAMA, ET AL!!! I think we can figure out who is telling the truth. You only want people to hear ONE SIDE of this argument...YOURS!