Possible changes to Medicare – Senate side
After several months of infighting we now have a bill that the Senate has passed. However up to this point no one outside of congress really has had an idea of what will be changed or who will be effected by this legislation. The folks at Piconetwork have created a PDF document that gives everyone an idea of what is going to be changed and who will have to deal with changes. Note that this document only goes over what the Senate has agreed to – the House bill is quite a bit different and still includes the ability for everyone to pay to enter Medicare with their own money (That was killed off by the insurance companies in the Senate version of the bill). This means that there is still time to call both your congressman and senators to let them know how you feel about all these changes. The whole deal could be for nothing as both houses of congress have said that they would not vote for a bill that is substantially different than what they originally agreed to and obviously that is what happened. Even if everyone can agree to a unified bill there is no reason to believe that the President would sign it. So take a look at where congress is looking to make changes to medical care in this country as we all stand to gain or lose depending on where you are in the political spectrum. (Source: Sarah Peterson – JFA Moderator)
There have been several attempts to change the way medical care is doled out in the United States but is has been shot down every time. This is the closest that anyone has come to creating a omnibus bill for medical care. While it is not perfect everyone can see that we cannot continue to zoom down the way we are going because Medicare and Social Security are both in big trouble financially speaking. Something has to be done in the next 10 to 15 years or many programs that Americans use to live on after working their entire lives will crash and burn. That does not include all those (and we are talking millions) that depend on those programs because of a catastrophic injury that forced them to be disabled. The disabled usually cannot work anymore and without Social Security would be tossed out on the street (along with their family) and without Medicare would also lose their home because of skyrocketing medical bills. It is not unreasonable for many on Medicare to lose their prescription drug program after 5 or 6 months because of the way the law works and then stop taking their drugs until the next year. Many die of heart attacks or worse because they cannot afford to take the drugs they need to stay alive. It is a scary thing to think about but we all will eventually get to that point as we get old and our bodies give out. So if you think that this does not effect you, give it a few decades and we’ll see how you feel about no programs in place to help with paying the bills. Read up and stay tuned, it is going to be a bumpy ride.
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