Health care issues: Medicare cutsOctober 6th, 2009 Health care issues: Medicare cutsA look at key issues in the health care debate:
THE ISSUE: Will seniors' Medicare benefits be slashed to pay for health care overhaul?
THE POLITICS: Democrats are proposing to reduce the ballooning costs of Medicare to keep the program solvent. They want to root out waste to find the savings, and to reduce payments to some providers.
Senate health care bill could lead to higher Medicare prescription drug costs for seniorsOctober 2nd, 2009 Health care overhaul could raise Medicare Rx costsWASHINGTON — Medicare recipients could see higher premiums for prescription drug coverage as a result of changes to complex provisions in a Senate health care bill, a senior Republican said Friday. At issue are marching orders for a powerful new commission that would recommend annual Medicare savings to Congress.
Biden reassures seniors: 'Nobody is going to mess with your benefits'September 23rd, 2009 Biden tells seniors overhaul won't hurt MedicareSILVER SPRING, Md. — Vice President Joe Biden sought to reassure nervous seniors Wednesday that they won't see cuts in their Medicare benefits if the nation's health care system is revamped.
Biden reassures Md. seniors: 'Nobody is going to mess with your benefits'September 23rd, 2009 Biden tells Md. seniors reform won't hurt MedicareSILVER SPRING, Md.
Congress' budget chief contradicts Obama, says Medicare benefits would be cut under planSeptember 22nd, 2009 Budget chief contradicts Obama on Medicare costsWASHINGTON — Congress' chief budget officer on Tuesday contradicted President Barack Obama's oft-stated claim that seniors wouldn't see their Medicare benefits cut under a health care overhaul. The head of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Elmendorf, told senators that seniors in Medicare's managed care plans could see reduced benefits under a bill in the Finance Committee.
Obama: Medicare trust fund will not be used to pay for health care overhaulSeptember 9th, 2009 Obama: 'I will protect Medicare'WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday night promised to protect Medicare and reassured the elderly that Medicare funds would not be used to pay for a health care overhaul. The president said the plan would eliminate billions of dollars in waste and fraud and what he called the "unwarranted subsidies" that go to insurance companies.
CBO: Some seniors could see drug costs rise under House bill but on average would spend lessAugust 28th, 2009 CBO: House bill could raise drug costs for someWASHINGTON — Some seniors could end up paying 20 percent more for their Medicare prescription drug plans under health care legislation in the House. But overall prescription drug spending would decrease for seniors on average under the bill, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday in a new report.
Health care overhaul plans provoking fears, worries among older Americans already on MedicareAugust 27th, 2009 Elderly have their own worries on health overhaulSPRINGFIELD, Va. — Turns out you can fear a government takeover of health care even if the government already took over your health care.
Health care overhaul plans provoking specific concerns among older AmericansAugust 27th, 2009 Elderly have their own concerns on health overhaulSPRINGFIELD, Va. — Turns out you can fear a government takeover of health care even if the government already took over your health care.
Republicans target worried seniors with health 'bill of rights'August 24th, 2009 Republicans offer seniors health 'bill of rights'WASHINGTON — Republicans are targeting older Americans worried about President Barack Obama's health overhaul plans with a "seniors' health care bill of rights."
The six principles outlined Monday by the Republican National Committee include protecting Medicare, prohibiting rationing of health care based on age and making sure government doesn't get between seniors and their doctors. The Obama administration has insisted repeatedly that it doesn't want to shrink Medicare benefits, ration care or reduce the role of doctors.
AARP says Obama erred in claiming it has endorsed health care legislationAugust 12th, 2009 AARP tells Obama: No health plan endorsement yetWASHINGTON — A group usually seen as one of Barack Obama's allies in the health care debate — AARP — says the president went too far Tuesday when he said the seniors lobby had endorsed the legislation pending in Congress. AARP is sensitive to the issue because polls show that Medicare beneficiaries are worried their health care program will be cut to subsidize coverage for the uninsured.
Obama says health overhaul would not set up "death panels" to rule on care for seniorsAugust 11th, 2009 Obama delivers a fact-check on "death panels"PORTSMOUTH, N.H — President Barack Obama is seeking to put to rest claims that the health care overhaul he seeks would set up "death panels" to rule on life-sustaining care for ailing seniors. It would not, and Obama stressed the point during a town hall meeting Tuesday in Portsmouth, N.H.
Obama defends government's ability to run health care plan, cites Medicare programAugust 11th, 2009 Obama defends ability of government on health carePORTSMOUTH, N.H. — President Barack Obama says Americans wary of a government-run health care plan should look no further than Medicare.
Seniors worry Medicare cuts in health care overhaul will undermine benefitsJuly 30th, 2009 Seniors uneasy over Medicare cuts in overhaulWASHINGTON — Democrats are pushing for Medicare cuts on a scale not seen in years to underwrite health care for all. Many seniors now covered under the program don't like that one bit.
Obama says savings in Medicare won't mean cuts in benefits to seniorsJuly 23rd, 2009 Obama says Medicare benefits won't be cutWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says cutting Medicare costs won't mean cuts in benefits to seniors. He says his goal instead is to change how those benefits are delivered, to make them more efficient.
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