What does the AARP have to say about the Medicare Debate?

by bob Posted 2012/08/17 13:17:15

Related Topics: Obama, Drugs, Medical, Budget, Medicaid, Candidate, Medicare, Ryan, Seniors, Romney, Elderly, Medicare Cuts, Voucher, Advantage

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		Ryan's plan to transform Medicare into a voucher-like system would lead to higher costs for seniors, more profit to insurance companies and less oversight to overpayments to insurance companies.
		The AARP said that Obama's approach would strengthen the program.
		The Medicare cuts, passed in the Affordable Care Act, come in the form of reimbursement reductions to hospitals, Medicaid prescription drugs and supplemental private insurance plans under Medicare Advantage.
		Romney gave himself an entirely self-inflicted wound of picking a VP candidate who is most famous for wanting to end Medicare
		AARP endorsed this supposed Romney stated "slashing" of Medicare because it extend the solvency of Medicare and reduce the cost of prescription drugs now
		Ryan’s plan under the Path To Prosperity would end Medicare as an insurance program that directly pays medical bills for the elderly. The Congressional Budget Office projects that Ryan’s plan would raise seniors’ out-of-pocket expenses by $6,500 per year.
		Undecided (Please leave a comment)
		All of the above
		None of the above (Please leave a comment)

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	Ryan's plan to transform Medicare into a voucher-like system would lead to higher costs for seniors, more profit to insurance companies and less oversight to overpayments to insurance companies.	12 votes	14%
	The AARP said that Obama's approach would strengthen the program.	21 votes	24%
	The Medicare cuts, passed in the Affordable Care Act, come in the form of reimbursement reductions to hospitals, Medicaid prescription drugs and supplemental private insurance plans under Medicare Advantage.	4 votes	5%
	Romney gave himself an entirely self-inflicted wound of picking a VP candidate who is most famous for wanting to end Medicare	2 votes	2%
	AARP endorsed this supposed Romney stated "slashing" of Medicare because it extend the solvency of Medicare and reduce the cost of prescription drugs now	5 votes	6%
	Ryan’s plan under the Path To Prosperity would end Medicare as an insurance program that directly pays medical bills for the elderly. The Congressional Budget Office projects that Ryan’s plan would raise seniors’ out-of-pocket expenses by $6,500 per year.	4 votes	5%
	Undecided	6 votes	7%
	All of the above	4 votes	5%
	None of the above	30 votes	34%

The Medicare cuts, passed in the Affordable Care Act, come in the form of reimbursement reductions to hospitals, Medicaid prescription drugs and supplemental private insurance plans under Medicare Advantage. The Congressional Budget Office projects that they’ll extend the solvency of Medicare by eight years.

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Picasso's Cat 2012/08/17 13:38:32 (edited)

None of the above

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Who cares what AARP has to say about anything. AARP has proved it does not care about it's members years ago, but for profits only.
So why would any intelligent person even care about what a money grubbing organization thinks about anything. AARP gives in to government pressure every damn time, they are no longer the powerful senior force they started out to be.
Now they use seniors for their potential income.
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P. Sturm 2012/09/13 10:24:54

All of the above

Ryan's plan raises everyone's medical expenses. Well, except his.

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Mark Twain 2012/08/21 00:46:07

None of the above

AARP is a democrat controlled organization that has been hijacked be the democrats to syphon money from the elderly and broadcast propaganda with their money.

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Lawnmowerman~PWCM~JLA 2012/08/19 02:44:33

None of the above

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Who cares? They're all liberals anyway. I wouldn't spend a penny for their 'services'.

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engineer 2012/08/19 01:35:18

All of the above

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I guess you conservatives going to disagree with the analysis by Time.
http://swampland.time.com/201...
You'll never be confused with facts. You don't want to know them

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sunniday 2012/08/18 04:07:50

Romney gave himself an entirely self-inflicted wound of picking a VP candidat...

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I believe he could have picked a much better running mate ,this more than anything Obama could say may have ruined his chances most people know nothing about his V.P. pick other than his dislike for MEDICARE which is the best thing seniors have if some would not defraud it. MEDICARE FRAUD is a big problem.

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Irish little 2012/08/18 03:19:48

None of the above

+1
A number of years ago they tried to tell me what was right and wrong, I dumped them and went with AMAC

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SABLE 2012/08/18 00:20:40

The AARP said that Obama's approach would strengthen the program.

+3
I agree

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mikeeonly 2012/08/17 23:48:34

None of the above

why don't you ask AARP?

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bob to mikeeonly 2012/08/20 21:49:13

i did

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ajracestables1 2012/08/17 20:37:40

None of the above

I am supposed to care what AARP supports? Not!

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bob to ajraces... 2012/08/20 21:49:32

AARP is the voice of the seniors

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ajraces... to bob 2012/08/21 00:12:13

My parents are seniors and they don't care what the AARP thinks, they also don't agree with them being a voice for seniors. Seniors are the voice for seniors!

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waterlady 2012/08/17 17:51:09

None of the above

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AARP had the largest group of voting seniors. They are the ones to suffer if medicare is cut and many they are the group targeted NOT to get health care. Old people have a big say in politics because they have the time to read the issues and they vote, unlike the youth.

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j zano ☮ R ☮ P ☮ 2012 ☮ 2012/08/17 17:50:19

Undecided

Why can't we just copy and paste what France has....why reinvent the wheel that will break off on the side of the road without side-road assistance?

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DuncanONeil 2012/08/17 17:17:39

None of the above

+1
Who cares! The AARP is nothing but a bunch of shills & hypocrites

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bosshog22 2012/08/17 16:54:18

Undecided

I'm not sure what to think

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santa6642 2012/08/17 16:19:11 (edited)

None of the above

I could care less what the aarp thinks, I quit them after 15 years for supporting obamanacare, they stink to the high heavens.

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bob to santa6642 2012/08/17 16:55:45

+2
Don't be surprised when Romney throws you under the bus

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Dana to bob 2012/08/17 17:29:41

+1
Lets not let him have the chance.

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Bill 2012/08/17 16:16:42

None of the above

+1
Don't really care. Dropped AARP when they supported ObamaCare.

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bob to Bill 2012/08/17 16:55:52

+2
Don't be surprised when Romney throws you under the bus

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Bill to bob 2012/08/17 17:22:57

Won't never happen.

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Mrkando to Bill 2012/08/18 00:32:32

Oh yes it will. You and people younger than you are the very one's he is targeting for the voucher program. You will lose big time.

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Bill to Mrkando 2012/08/18 13:03:23

Nope, won't happen to me, I'm to rich. BTW, who stated that I was young?

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Mrkando to Bill 2012/08/20 01:39:35

Well Bill your profile says you are 58. As far as I am concerned that is pretty young even though you may not think so. :-) If what you say is true they I see why you are all for Romney. won't effect you but it may others that you know. Good luck with that.

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Bill to Mrkando 2012/08/22 11:12:23

Won't affect the peoplei know. As for profiles, ask yourself a question. Who fills out the profile?

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Mrkando to Bill 2012/08/22 17:21:19

I don't understand your question I guess. "Who fills out the profiles?"
Not sure about you but I fill out mine. Do you have someone else do it for you? ?????

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Bill to Mrkando 2012/08/23 23:37:33

Don't understand my question. Then you most certainly are a brick. Read your last post or response to me.

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shaltov72 2012/08/17 15:48:59

None of the above

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ARRP, is going along with obama and most of the nut cases at ARRP are for socialisim and if they are for socialisim and the unaffordable anti-health non-care bill, which is going to give free medical to illegals and get a RFID chip planted in your skin (mark of the beast 666). obumsky sociialist leaning to marxisim took $716 billion from medicare and put it in the nazi unhealthy care! Wake Up America, that obummer non-health care is one world order stuff!

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bob to shaltov72 2012/08/17 16:56:01

+2
Don't be surprised when Romney throws you under the bus

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frank 2012/08/17 15:45:41

The AARP said that Obama's approach would strengthen the program.

+2
AARP fully supports Obamacare, they sent me a letter saying that it would be good for me and they support obama. At that point I cut up my AARP card and mailed it back to them.

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bob to frank 2012/08/17 16:07:34

+2
may you get what you wished for... The republicans throwing you under the bus

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santa6642 to bob 2012/08/17 16:20:35

+1
Thank you, that is better they what the dumocrats are trying to do.

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frank to santa6642 2012/08/17 18:27:17

Don't you mean the dumocRATs

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frank to bob 2012/08/17 18:25:46

COME ON BOB, YOU KNOW THAT IS OBAMA PLAN

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Independent Thinker 2012/08/17 15:40:30

None of the above

+2
Not a fan of AARP - toooooo political in its agenda. From a personal standpoint I will look in other directions for support. I do not trust them at all (or their information).

I have many friends (on all sides of the economy aisle) do not either.

I need to check but am sure their memberships have dropped.

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bob to Indepen... 2012/08/17 16:08:12

+2
AARP supports the Seniors well.

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mind-pilot to bob 2012/08/17 19:15:57

Does AARP support the Romneycare program in Massachusettes?

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Indepen... to bob 2012/08/18 14:26:31

Mmmm.....the word is research.

From this soon to be senior ....they do not.

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Bob S 2012/08/17 15:38:28

Undecided

+2
Who really cares what AARP thinks or says anymore. They pushed for Obamacare knowing that they would benefit. Many of us refused to renew or even join AARP because of this endorsement. Many odf us now could care what AARP thinks or says. There are alternates to AARP.

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