[Jim Noble]

Republicans need to offer a free market alternative to Obamacare NOW

In order for a free-market solution to work, Medicare has to be repealed.

"Obamacare" is a severely dysfunctional attempt to escape from the collapse of the budgeting process and the inevitable destruction of the financial system, both caused by Medicare.

This is why Republicans in Congress (most of them) secretly support "Obamacare", and why they will not do anything that has a chance of success to undermine or eliminate it.

As long as Members of Congress are selected by voting, Medicare cannot be repealed. And as long as Medicare in its present form exists, the nation is doomed.

[kabar]

Medicare will bankrupt the country if it is not reformed. It will consume the entire federal budget. Most people don't know that the premiums paid for Medicare parts B and D only cover about 25% of the costs, by law. The remaining 75% comes from the General Fund. In 2012 this amounted to $215 billion. With 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day for the next 20 years, the number of those over 65 will double in 20 years. By 2030 one in five will 65 or older.

The Dems have always pursued a single payer system. Medicare took care of the old and Medicaid and CHIPs covered the poor and the young--all under a single payer system. Obamacare is just the last piece to complete the trifecta. We are headed to single payer if/when Obamacare goes under.

[VRW Conspirator]

As long as Members of Congress are selected by voting, Medicare cannot be repealed. And as long as Medicare in its present form exists, the nation is doomed.

For crying out loud Dr. Jim, I was having a good Christmas up 'til now. Now I find out that we are doomed and you don't offer a prescription for the mess or for me.

[zeestephen]

RE: “Medicare cannot be repealed. And as long as Medicare in its present form exists, the nation is doomed. “

ObamaCare actually cuts $1 trillion from Medicare over the next ten years.

That's Obama’s “gift” to elderly Americans who are currently more than 90% white.

Some of the “savings” will come from reducing payments to doctors and hospitals, which, obviously, will immediately lower the standard of care.

The rest of the savings will come from “preventative medicine.”

That means that once a year a second tier Affirmative Action M.D. will take your vitals, advise you to lose a little weight and eat more fruits and vegetables, and write you several new prescriptions.

That will be Obama’s gift to the pharmaceutical companies for quietly supporting ObamaCare.

[Kansas58]

study Medicare Advantage

Your post is silly