Rother in USA Today
Posted today in USA Today's Opinion section was an op-ed by AARP's John Rother on insurance companies engaging in age discrimination by charging higher premiums to seniors than they charge younger consumers.
In his article, John says:
"This discriminatory practice is a key reason why 13% of older Americans (or 7.1 million) were uninsured in 2007, a figure that is growing rapidly.
Many other older Americans are so burdened by the high cost of their premiums that they avoid health care treatments that would require them to spend more out of their own pockets."
You can check out his view and the "opposing view" and decide what you think!
One more interesting (but definitely complicated) article to leave you with before the weekend is this one from MSNBC - it gets into all the technical, dirty details of how you can still go about retiring early.
Have a great weekend.
Comments
Kenneth R Bergman says:
Rationing has reared it's ugly head and those over 65 are the recipients. The first but by no means last example of what the government has in store for us is the current H1N1 vaccine. The government has decided and tilts all the news to support the idea that it should only go to the young people. Never mind that the over 65 population has health risks that necessitate vaccination. You are not going to get it until all other people do.
And if you think it will be any different for hip replacements or kidney transplants or any other procedures, you will be sadly mistaken. I beg you to nip this in the bud now and to encourage the AARP to get on the right side now. Remember we can vote these people out next year, but it may be too late.
10/31/09 11:50 AM