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	<title>Comments on: Will Romney/Ryan end Medicare as we know it? Let’s hope so.</title>
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		<title>By: Dick Hatzenbuhler</title>
		<link>http://www.glennbeck.com/content/blog/stu/will-romneyryan-end-medicare-as-we-know-it-let%e2%80%99s-hope-so/#comment-159788</link>
		<dc:creator>Dick Hatzenbuhler</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Remember back a couple years, debating about Obamacare, people said we would be OK if we could just get the same health care that our Congresspersons get?  They can choose from among plans furnished by various private companies. They have a voucher system, and everybody envies them.  How is it that now &quot;voucher&quot; seems to be a dirty word, and that terrible Mr. Romney might make us put up with that - except for old folks like me who are already on Medicare. It&#039;s hard to see how Romney is so terrible on this issue; could it be that the Democrats are trying to fool us again?:-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember back a couple years, debating about Obamacare, people said we would be OK if we could just get the same health care that our Congresspersons get?  They can choose from among plans furnished by various private companies. They have a voucher system, and everybody envies them.  How is it that now &#8220;voucher&#8221; seems to be a dirty word, and that terrible Mr. Romney might make us put up with that &#8211; except for old folks like me who are already on Medicare. It&#8217;s hard to see how Romney is so terrible on this issue; could it be that the Democrats are trying to fool us again?:-)</p>
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		<title>By: Dick Hatzenbuhler</title>
		<link>http://www.glennbeck.com/content/blog/stu/will-romneyryan-end-medicare-as-we-know-it-let%e2%80%99s-hope-so/#comment-159679</link>
		<dc:creator>Dick Hatzenbuhler</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>During the debate over Obamacare, people would often say that we should have the same health care that our congresspersons get. They can choose from several plans furnished by various private companies. That is, they have a voucher program. Now the Democrats are saying what a terrible thing it would be if we had a voucher program. Nothing has changed but the politics. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During the debate over Obamacare, people would often say that we should have the same health care that our congresspersons get. They can choose from several plans furnished by various private companies. That is, they have a voucher program. Now the Democrats are saying what a terrible thing it would be if we had a voucher program. Nothing has changed but the politics.</p>
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		<title>By: Larry Vinyl</title>
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		<dc:creator>Larry Vinyl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Does the Ryan plan allow for the increases someone would see in their premium rates? If so, to what extent? Does it follow the actual increases or is it simply formulaic? I&#039;m concerned my that my out of pocket expense will increase faster than my vouchers would. Will there be any stipulations set forth for providers that allow for coverages in cases where there may be pre-existing conditions? Will there be anything preventing insurance companies from denying coverages thereby making my vouchers worthless? Pardon my ignorance, but these are important questions for me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Does the Ryan plan allow for the increases someone would see in their premium rates? If so, to what extent? Does it follow the actual increases or is it simply formulaic? I&#8217;m concerned my that my out of pocket expense will increase faster than my vouchers would. Will there be any stipulations set forth for providers that allow for coverages in cases where there may be pre-existing conditions? Will there be anything preventing insurance companies from denying coverages thereby making my vouchers worthless? Pardon my ignorance, but these are important questions for me.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I really hope  things will turn around when Romney and Ryan is in office. Thank you for providing such good info on what is going on.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I really hope  things will turn around when Romney and Ryan is in office. Thank you for providing such good info on what is going on.</p>
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		<title>By: AdamAnt</title>
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		<dc:creator>AdamAnt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I fail to see much of a distinction...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I fail to see much of a distinction&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Sandie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sandie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description> Obama is stealing from Medicare to fund Obamacare.  Ryan&#039;s 
plan  is designed to SAVE Medicare. No money is going into the pockets of the rich - that is left wing propaganda - a lie.

 Obamacare is destroying Medicare as show here:


According to the CBO (see link later), the Obama payment cuts in Medicare include:


A $260 billion payment cut for hospital services.A $39 billion payment cut for skilled nursing services.A $17 billion payment cut for hospice services.A $66 billion payment cut for home health services.A $33 billion payment cut for all other services.A  $156 billion cut in payment rates in Medicare Advantage (MA); $156 billion is before considering interactions with other provisions. The House Ways and Means Committee was able to include interactions with other provisions, estimating the cuts to MA to be even higher, coming in at $308 billion.$56
 billion in cuts for disproportionate share hospital  (DSH) payments.* 
DSH payments go to hospitals that serve a large number  of low-income 
patients - the very people it is supposed to help. $114 billion in other provisions pertaining to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP* (does not include coverage-related provisions).


*Subtract $25 billion total between DSH payments and other provisions
 for spending that was cut from Medicaid and CHIP.In total, Obamacare 
raids Medicare by $716 billion from 2013 to 2022.  Despite Medicare 
facing a 75-year unfunded obligation of $37 trillion, &lt;b&gt;Obamacare uses 
the savings from the cuts to pay for other provisions in Obamacare, not 
to help shore up Medicare’s finances or help seniors&lt;/b&gt;,
Ryan/Romney put the money back into Medicare. Do a little research next time. July 24, 2012 CBO report:


 


http://www.cbo.gov/sites/defau...


http://blog.heritage.org/2012/...

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43471-hr6079.pdfhttp://blog.heritage.org/2012/08/01/obamacare-robs-medicare-of-716-billion-to-fund-itself/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Obama is stealing from Medicare to fund Obamacare.  Ryan&#8217;s<br />
plan  is designed to SAVE Medicare. No money is going into the pockets of the rich &#8211; that is left wing propaganda &#8211; a lie.</p>
<p> Obamacare is destroying Medicare as show here:</p>
<p>According to the CBO (see link later), the Obama payment cuts in Medicare include:</p>
<p>A $260 billion payment cut for hospital services.A $39 billion payment cut for skilled nursing services.A $17 billion payment cut for hospice services.A $66 billion payment cut for home health services.A $33 billion payment cut for all other services.A  $156 billion cut in payment rates in Medicare Advantage (MA); $156 billion is before considering interactions with other provisions. The House Ways and Means Committee was able to include interactions with other provisions, estimating the cuts to MA to be even higher, coming in at $308 billion.$56<br />
 billion in cuts for disproportionate share hospital  (DSH) payments.*<br />
DSH payments go to hospitals that serve a large number  of low-income<br />
patients &#8211; the very people it is supposed to help. $114 billion in other provisions pertaining to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP* (does not include coverage-related provisions).</p>
<p>*Subtract $25 billion total between DSH payments and other provisions<br />
 for spending that was cut from Medicaid and CHIP.In total, Obamacare<br />
raids Medicare by $716 billion from 2013 to 2022.  Despite Medicare<br />
facing a 75-year unfunded obligation of $37 trillion, <b>Obamacare uses<br />
the savings from the cuts to pay for other provisions in Obamacare, not<br />
to help shore up Medicare’s finances or help seniors</b>,<br />
Ryan/Romney put the money back into Medicare. Do a little research next time. July 24, 2012 CBO report:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cbo.gov/sites/defau.." rel="nofollow">http://www.cbo.gov/sites/defau..</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.heritage.org/2012/.." rel="nofollow">http://blog.heritage.org/2012/..</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43471-hr6079.pdfhttp://blog.heritage.org/2012/08/01/obamacare-robs-medicare-of-716-billion-to-fund-itself/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43471-hr6079.pdfhttp://blog.heritage.org/2012/08/01/obamacare-robs-medicare-of-716-billion-to-fund-itself/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Sandie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sandie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description> More like stuck on stupid</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> More like stuck on stupid</p>
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		<title>By: SoThere</title>
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		<dc:creator>SoThere</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My guess is that her TV is stuck on MSNBC.

Funny stuff.  LMAO</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My guess is that her TV is stuck on MSNBC.</p>
<p>Funny stuff.  LMAO</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Romney/Ryan plan has no change for anyone over 55...... is that to hard for you to understand... or is your tv stuck on MSNBC.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Romney/Ryan plan has no change for anyone over 55&#8230;&#8230; is that to hard for you to understand&#8230; or is your tv stuck on MSNBC.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama took 716 billion dollars from medicare get your facts correct read the CBO, off hand i think it&#039;s on page 14..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama took 716 billion dollars from medicare get your facts correct read the CBO, off hand i think it&#8217;s on page 14..</p>
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