HOW TRUTH IS AVOIDED
Of course I am watching the House debate the 3692 bill for health care reform.
It demonstrates precisely the divide between the two dominant political parties and how the congressional power is distributed among them at this point in history. The R's are confidant that they could do it cheaper and better, but one must ask - then why didn't they in the past eight years. And they perform brilliantly on the politically acceptable form of lying. Just edit what you want to do to slant the real text of the bill. They never mention that the misinformation about Medicare cuts, does not apply to regular Medicare benefits, but to the C programs otherwise called Medicare Advantage. The advantage goes to the corporations, huge subsidies transfer money from the government ( everyone's taxes) to the corporations which then maximize profits by denying coverages, not approving any out-of-network consulting or strictly limiting it and then in their compensation packages reward the top echelon with levels of bonuses etc that are beyond the average workers comprehension.
For the last twenty-two years I have lived in 55+ adult communities and have learned much about different coverages. And how they apply in the real world. Here's an example: I have a brother-in-law with a rare eye condition, he needed to see one of two specialists that had knowledge of the treatment and management of his condition. After a tedious period of begging for approval to go outside the network for one of those - he was over time granted three consults and no more......so they now pay out-of-pocket so that he can continue to have the services for this anomaly with the out-of-network specialist. No middle of the road solution where the carrier HMO would at least pay the amount they would allow if he were seeing an in-network physician.
My such a neat way to fatten up the bottom line for the corporation. This is all too common. And that is what is being addressed in the reform bill. Remember this when the R's keep harping on medicare cuts. Don't fall for their selective lying.
graysmoke
It demonstrates precisely the divide between the two dominant political parties and how the congressional power is distributed among them at this point in history. The R's are confidant that they could do it cheaper and better, but one must ask - then why didn't they in the past eight years. And they perform brilliantly on the politically acceptable form of lying. Just edit what you want to do to slant the real text of the bill. They never mention that the misinformation about Medicare cuts, does not apply to regular Medicare benefits, but to the C programs otherwise called Medicare Advantage. The advantage goes to the corporations, huge subsidies transfer money from the government ( everyone's taxes) to the corporations which then maximize profits by denying coverages, not approving any out-of-network consulting or strictly limiting it and then in their compensation packages reward the top echelon with levels of bonuses etc that are beyond the average workers comprehension.
For the last twenty-two years I have lived in 55+ adult communities and have learned much about different coverages. And how they apply in the real world. Here's an example: I have a brother-in-law with a rare eye condition, he needed to see one of two specialists that had knowledge of the treatment and management of his condition. After a tedious period of begging for approval to go outside the network for one of those - he was over time granted three consults and no more......so they now pay out-of-pocket so that he can continue to have the services for this anomaly with the out-of-network specialist. No middle of the road solution where the carrier HMO would at least pay the amount they would allow if he were seeing an in-network physician.
My such a neat way to fatten up the bottom line for the corporation. This is all too common. And that is what is being addressed in the reform bill. Remember this when the R's keep harping on medicare cuts. Don't fall for their selective lying.
graysmoke
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posted by graysmoke @ 1:34 PM
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