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Originally Posted by Honus
And that is no exaggeration. The Ryan "plan" might be the biggest political mistake ever.
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As fraught with flaws as Medicare is, most people know that placing their faith in ins. companies complete with execs angling for 7 and 8 figure paydays is going to leave them short when at age 68 they need a simple procedure that costs about $10K, a procedure that has a good chance of giving them 5 to 10 more years of relatively healthy living.
The heroic, 6 figure hail Mary pass procedures need to be reined in. Too many people are getting mega expensive care that has virtually no chance of succeeding in any meaningful way.
I heard on the demon NPR the other day that the average person consumes $300K in Medicare expenses (?!) after having contributed $100 K to it in payroll deductions.
Major change is needed but the Ryan plan is DOA. I wonder if he'll get re-elected?