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BumRushDaShow

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7. It seems a lot of the Medicare costs, which Biden is trying to deal with

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 2, 2024, 07:52 PM

Apr 2024

have to do with the exorbitant drug prices and that is why the phase in of negotiated drug prices, which will gradually bring the costs down for the one sector of Medicare that keeps the premiums high.

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Good,.. fuck them,... their goal is to privatize Medicare. magicarpet Apr 2024 #1

Just wait and DippyDem Apr 2024 #2

If people are forced back into regular MOMFUDSKI Apr 2024 #3

+1. Affordability is the crux of matter. Until Congress does something to improve affordability of original Medicare, Silent Type Apr 2024 #5

Low income seniors on Traditional Medicare are eligible for Medicaid. Big Blue Marble Apr 2024 #6

Anyone with $1,000/mo income SCantiGOP Apr 2024 #9

We'd be better off if Congress understood why over 50% of Medicare beneficiaries choose Medicare Advantage, Silent Type Apr 2024 #4

It seems a lot of the Medicare costs, which Biden is trying to deal with BumRushDaShow Apr 2024 #7

Completely agree. But drugs are around 12% of healthcare expenditures. If we cut it in half, Silent Type Apr 2024 #8

I have a negative impression of Medicare. GregariousGroundhog Apr 2024 #10