The article
below shows how the new bill is dismantling Medicare and defrauding seniors.
' While the President has stated repeatedly that "Medicare is the
binding commitment of a caring society," his own Medicare administrator is on record saying, "We think it's a dumb system."
...
The new Medicare bill rquires seniors to pay 25 percent of drug
costs after a $250 deductible up to $2,250 and all costs thereafter up to $5,100. It 'expressly prohibits seniors from purchasing so-called "Medigap" coverage that could help defray costs'
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SCULLY SAYS MEDICARE "DUMB";MILLIONS LOSE OUT ON PROMISE OF "BETTER BENEFITS"
UNDER NEW LAW
With President Bush's signing of the Medicare bill today, the 38-year old program will indisputably be subject to its
most significant reform ever. But while the President has stated repeatedly that "Medicare is the binding commitment
of a caring society," his own Medicare administrator is on record saying, "We think it's a dumb system." Moreover, the bill
doesn't go nearly as far as Bush's rhetoric on protecting seniors' savings suggests.
President Bush has praised Scully
publicly, saying that he "joins me in a strong commitment" to improving Medicare. But Mr. Scully has described Medicare as
"an unbelievable disaster," in front of senior audiences. The same day that the president made his "binding commitment" remarks,
Scully essentially admitted to Congress that the administration seeks to privatize pieces of Medicare, while downplaying the
significance. "The basic goal we have to privatize Medicare -- basically in there the most optimistic assumptions
for having people move into private plans, we're probably talking about less than half of the people." ...
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