Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Long-term care insurance program gains in House
Yahoo News ^ | 10/27/09 | ap

Posted on 10/27/2009 11:53:55 AM PDT by Nachum

WASHINGTON – House health care legislation expected within days is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help seniors and disabled people stay out of nursing homes, senior Democrats say.

The voluntary program would begin to close a gap in the social safety net overlooked in the broader health care debate, but it must overcome objections from insurance companies that sell long-term care coverage and from fiscal conservatives.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: care; healthcare; insurance; longterm; program
Wooo hooo... Free money!
1 posted on 10/27/2009 11:53:56 AM PDT by Nachum
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping


2 posted on 10/27/2009 11:54:20 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nachum
The good news for seniors - the government is going to pay for your long-term care!

The bad news - it'll kill you off the first chance it gets.

3 posted on 10/27/2009 12:06:36 PM PDT by dirtboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dirtboy

Let’s see 123 a month x 12 x 3 years minimum participation = 4428. $50 a day benfit x 365 days = 18,250.

Gosh, do you think it might work the same way as social security only worse?


4 posted on 10/27/2009 12:45:23 PM PDT by Wicket (God bless and protect our troops and God bless America)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Nachum

bump


5 posted on 10/27/2009 12:49:21 PM PDT by lowbridge
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nachum

Yep, wont cost a dime , just like obamer said .what a genius that man is. How did we ever survive without him.


6 posted on 10/27/2009 12:53:48 PM PDT by saturn1964
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nachum
a new long-term care insurance program to help seniors and disabled people stay out of nursing homes, senior Democrats say

It's called euthanasia. $50 a day to offset a $70,000 bill? This measure will just keep folks from getting proper coverage.

7 posted on 10/27/2009 12:55:04 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Obama: Grasping at Straw Men _ Not a Public Option It's a government mandate.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson