ShAARP Session: Observations from AARP

no three tier type of plan same for all like obamas and friends

Mr. Jackson,

I am an Tax Paying American that opposes government run health care. This is a horrible bill written without any care for citizens. The very worst thing that I have ever heard of - the cuts to older Americans. This is horrible and quite frankly not the American way. I expect good health care until I die. I do not want government involved in any decisions concerning my health or my family. I do not want some government agent to talk to me about going on and dying. I find government trying to take the place of God - so far I have not seen any government official that has that status. I would like to see AARP fight against government controlled health care. I guess later in life we could all be taken to the barn and turn on the gas - this will assure the government that they will not have to take care of the people that have long paid taxes. I wonder if this move is to give illegals older citizens health care. I would like to say that the country cannot afford such a bill - as the country is more than broke.

Say no to government run health care!!!!

Your picture is deceiving because out of that number of 47 million uninsured the estimate is that up to half of that number is people who are not here legally. Why should be pay for people who do not pay taxes and are a drain on our system. If this problem and fix the bleed over the border before you attempt to fix healthcare. Perhaps if they do this they may find that these drastic steps would not be necessary. Can you imagine the amount that will pour over the border when they know that their healthcare will be free.

"Safeguarding Medicare" by Patricia Barry.
I do not know how old Ms. Barry is, but I can bet that she is not 72 years old, retired and living for the most part on a small pension and Social Security.
1. The US Congress mandated the Medicare Advantage Plan and
put it into existence and happens to be the program that I

"Safeguarding Medicare" by Patricia Barry. You can bet that Ms.
Barry is not 72 years old and is living on a small pension and social Security. Since I have chosen to be on a Medicare Advantage Plan, we are already at odds. The House and the Senate created this plan and I get the impression that most government folks wish they could take it back. Well, I happen to like the plan I am in and it works very well for me and my wife. When we first signed up in the plan we have now, there were hardly no Medicarecare Advantage Plans. Now everybody and his brother has gotten on the bandwagon. I for one do not want to go back to Medicare. Why would I want to pay out more money out of my pocket? If Washington did not like this program, they should never have created it. I WANT MY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN IN TACT. Ms Barry you claim a la professor Johnathan Oberlander, University of North Carolina, that we are being lied to by those who are against the changes. Truth is "who's taking care of the care taker's daughter while the care takers out taking care?" All of your assumptions are based on telling the truth. Question is who is telling the truth. WHY DOES IT TAKE OVER 1000 PAGES to make a health care bill? Simple:Big Government, Big Pharma, Big Insurance with their legal mumbo jumbo. They all want a piece of the action. Is there anything left for the little people who paid their dues? Do you think for one minute that when congress passes this bill that my and others health care is going to be better? The Penney Pinchers will pair and sculpt. They will perform surgery and Medicare will not longer look, feel or taste like it used to........they have already "suspended COLA in Social Security. Inflation is on the move. America can not afford the DO-OVER. WE'RE BROKE!

I am in favor of Universal Health care or Single Payer Plan. We very much need health care reform but I believe any bill that is passed without the "public option" would not lead to any reform. It is the big insurance companies that are against health reform, especially the public option plan, because they are making so much money on the "Medicare Advantage " plans which are being subsidized by the government. The insurance company gets paid so much each month for covering you and they receive this even if you are well. My sister in law is 80 years old and has never been to a Dr. but she is covered under an Advantage plan which is paid so much every month. They work fine when you are well but when you become sick and need expensive treatment some of them will try every trick they know to keep you from seeing a Specialist or receiving expensive treatment because, after all,paying for your care is cutting into their profit. I think the original idea behind the Medicare Advantage plans was to encourage the insurance companies to pay for preventive care but unfortunately it hasn't worked that way. I have just plain Medicare plus my Medigap policy and I am satisfied with this but know the cost will keep going up each year until I can no longer afford it.
I very much support Health care reform.
It is too bad the Insurance Companies have spent and are still spending such large sums of money each day to try to mislead and scare seniors. I would never sign up for insurance coverage with a company who invited me out to dinner and then restricted the Dr's, etc I could see.
I resigned from AARP when they supported Pres. Bush's RX insurance as I felt it was a very poor bill and favored the Drug Companies. If AARP is now on the side of meaningful reform I will rejoin as soon as I return to my home in Florida.