Moving the eligiblity age to actuarial table limits is going to hit the 40-year-old cohort really hard.
Not only is it moving money from one pocket to another, Medicare pays so very little for outpatient procedures. We will all be paying more for Medicare (it’s in the ObamanationCare bill), we will also be paying increased supplemental policy fees and 90% of outpatient procedures will be on the supplements. So, _everyone_ will beg to be on Medicaid. Which won’t pay anything much, either.
I had a benign growth removed last Spring. Total bill: $182. Medicare payment: $12.
This stuff is going to hurt the economy so bad, everyone will be asking:”What economy?”
Sounds good. Let the senate vote on it first.