Medicare Is Not A Health Reform Piggy Bank

I fully agree with Mr. Rich Galen in his column published on January 10, 2017. I agree that Medicare can not be the piggy bank for healthcare reform in this nation. Medicare works because it covers a very distinct pool and demographic. To avoid hypocrisy, yes, I have indeed talked about expanding Medicare to age 55. I have also stated that it should be a limited exposure like what Plan C on Medicare Supplement did for the under 65 and permanently disabled Medicare membership. I am hoping a retooling of the ACA will restore to our seniors the benefits they lost when Congress did their Medicare cuts. One thing, at least there is a serious discussion occurring over the replace part of "Repeal and Replace".

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