Reply #8: Extending Medicare is cutting doctor's pay [View All]

[levander]

and serve to prop up the ailing Medicare without having to raise taxes or cut doctor pay.

You know full well Medicare doesn't pay doctors as much as private insurers do. More Medicare patients = less pay.

But increasing Medicaid to 150% of poverty and using Maria Cantwell's Basic Health for those up to 300% of poverty are both good, so maybe it's worth it to let them have this stupid Medicare deal.

Not for most Americans. My insurance premiums are going to have to pay for the additional services given out to the poor and elderly. And, I can barely afford my insurance premiums now! I'm not in an employer sponsored plan like everything I hear seems about this health reform bill seems to favor. I've started my own business and work for myself. And, so am one of the ~15 million people who's insurance premiums are set to go up! But, just so long as most Americans health care premiums will stay about the same, I guess Obama isn't worried about the people who have the courage to go out on their own and be their own boss.

Isn't it funny that they support a Medicare buy-in for some people, but not Medicare For ALL the people.

Definitely something fishy in that.

Amen.