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In reply to the discussion: Is Medicare worth saving? [View all]brokechris
(192 posts)54. it has to be saved because as far as
I know it is harder than hell to get health insurance when you are over 65 and very expensive to pay for it if you could get it. So Medicare is the only option for Seniors. (This is what I have learned from reading--I would love to hear from actual Seniors who could tell me if they have private health insurance and what it costs).
It is also a promise to our Seniors that we can't just renege on.
One thing I am very curious about--and hopefully someone will know. ACA says insurers can't discriminate against pre existing conditions--but can they still discriminate based on age? (i.e. dropping people just because they get old--even if they want to keep their insurance?) Because if they can do this---we need to fix that.
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Already receipts are not enough for benefits. If there were no trust fund they would have to cut
dkf
Nov 2012
#65
IMO, Medicare is currently undergoing a renovation that will lead to single payer.
cbayer
Nov 2012
#3
That would be giving Medicare entirely over to private medical insurance
former-republican
Nov 2012
#29
Of course it is. We do need to make some changes that makes the rampant fraud
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#32
if you don't have any money, then Obamacare will pay for your premiums or provide Medicaid
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#61
Ryan pushed replacing Medicare with voucher care - and said the plan was like Obama care
karynnj
Nov 2012
#47
Kinda but I think we should actually expand Tricare to the nation the more I think on it.
TheKentuckian
Nov 2012
#62