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400,000 Seniors To Lose Medicare Advantage Programs Under Health Care Bill
PDOP ^ | 08/07/2009 | J Brown

Posted on 08/07/2009 6:09:07 AM PDT by Jabrown

...However, within the text of the current Health Care legislation is the elimination of much of the funding of the Medicare Advantage program. As a result, many Health Insurers have already begun making contingency plans and preparing filings to terminate Medicare Advantage plans across the nation. If the bill passes, the insurance industry estimates that between 400,000 and...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: agenda; bhohealthcare; democrats; healthcare; obama; obamacare; readthebill; socializedmedicine

1 posted on 08/07/2009 6:09:07 AM PDT by Jabrown
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To: Jabrown

Excellent point which few seem to be talking about. Part and parcel of this plan is the virtual elimination of Medicare Advantage. That means seniors who have enjoyed benefits beyond traditional Medicare (which only pays 80%), can say bye-bye to those benefits and hello to the awful system of fee-for-service Medicare.


2 posted on 08/07/2009 6:12:35 AM PDT by scottinoc
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To: Jabrown

If only we could get Barry, Pelosi, Reid, the AARP, etc., etc. to openly admit/acknowledge such...bye-bye to one Dem/Libtard voting block: Seniors.


3 posted on 08/07/2009 6:46:23 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Jabrown
A young liberal becomes conservative after the first paycheck.

A senior becomes conservative with socialized medicine.

The dems could really hurt their base with these moves.

4 posted on 08/07/2009 6:55:40 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED. Barack OBORTION is a close second.)
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To: Jabrown
A young liberal becomes conservative after the first paycheck.

A senior becomes conservative with socialized medicine.

The dems could really hurt their base with these moves.

5 posted on 08/07/2009 6:55:45 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED. Barack OBORTION is a close second.)
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To: Jabrown
A young liberal becomes conservative after the first paycheck.

A senior becomes conservative with socialized medicine.

The dems could really hurt their base with these moves.

6 posted on 08/07/2009 6:55:52 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED. Barack OBORTION is a close second.)
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To: Jabrown

Change that you can believe in!


7 posted on 08/07/2009 7:11:05 AM PDT by chippewaman
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To: Jabrown

Change that you can believe in!


8 posted on 08/07/2009 7:11:19 AM PDT by chippewaman
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To: FatherofFive

A young liberal becomes conservative after the first paycheck.

A senior becomes conservative with socialized medicine.

The dems could really hurt their base with these moves.

Why do you think the left is so intent upon transforming Mexicans into voters??!!


9 posted on 08/07/2009 7:29:40 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: Jabrown; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ..

The list, ping


10 posted on 08/07/2009 9:44:22 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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