Since the program is very costly and growing by the minute, what is the liberal idea to reform Medicare?

Question

Since the program is very costly and growing by the minute, what is the liberal idea to reform Medicare?

Answer 1

Tax the Rich, and Tax the Middle class and Tax the Poor.

Answer 2

Tax an spend it's in there DNA.

Answer 3

they desperately want NO REFORM...how would they launder and redistribute money?

Answer 4

Same idea as they always have, of course. They will just confiscate more money (in the form of taxes) from the private sector to keep their ponzi scheme going.



The loser libs can't stand the idea of people purchasing their own health insurance plan instead of relying on democrap government types to provide it for them. They tremble at the idea of someone taking care of themselves instead of needing big government because they know there will be no more need for democraps once the herd figures that fact out.



They don't care if the pyramid scheme collapses under its own weight. They figure that will happen down the road when they are out of office and someone else will get the blame. Just as long as everyone keeps voting for democraps.

Answer 5

Well, Obama already started. Raise premiums, reduce coverage, cut out cost of living raises indefinitely, and force the disabled and retired to work. There has also been talk of taxing S.S. which is ridiculous since S.S. is already taxed income. That is like saying your going to tax your tax refund at the end of the year. S.S. isn't that far away from being totally worthless right now. A large portion of seniors and disabled people can't maintain their household expenses and taxes and end up losing everything they ever worked for to taxes and medical bills within 5 years of being on S.S, and during those years often go without basic needs, such as soap, deodorant, and shampoo.

Answer 6

increase enrollment, increase payouts, increase taxes, gain votes, bankrupt the system. oops did i say gain votes.

Answer 7

i could start up via returning to the standard practitioner fee time table exchange into handed with Obamacare and then raised via the Republicans their first ten days in place of work who then quipped "See! I instructed you this Obama care could are available in over funds!" i could supply up making Medicare the only payer for docs dealing with their internship at hospitals and require docs to pay for many of their their intern training or a minimum of cause them to stay to tell the tale 20k in keeping with year no longer 70k as a pupil. that must be adequate cuts to maintain it solvent for two decades. Then i could circulate directly to a minimum of something else.

Answer 8

They want to raise everyone`s taxes by 30% and then raise spending by 75%. It`s a great plan if you are trying to destroy a country.

Answer 9

The issue at hand isn't the cost of Medicare; but who will be running it for profit. Apparently some revisement is necessary; but do we place into the hands or corporations such as AIG; or leave it in the hands of the federal government.

Answer 10

Step One-Raise Taxes on the "Rich"



Step Two-Raise Middle Class Taxes



When these don't work,they will resort to Step Three-Blame Bush





August

Answer 11

tone good idea was single payer



everybody pays something, the lucky healthy ones say thank you by letting their money go where it is needed

the unlucky sick get some kind of care

the COST is managed as well as possible by trying what works and eliminating what does not.



for some strange reason, the rest of the civilized, advanced, societies can provide decent health care for all citizens at about HALF or LESS what we pay per person. Ever wonder how they do it?



Cost keep growing because of UNFUNDED mandates and thing like the government being FORBIDDEN to negotiate with the drug companies for lower price drugs. That might lower Drug company profits (poor free enterprise")



America need BOTH parties to take a hard look at the problem and come up with a reasonable solution that does NOT punish the poor and sick

Answer 12

As a recently retired Hospital CEO who had 25 hospitals in 6 States under me I would say stop changing it would be the best idea. We could make 5% profit on it. That keeps our doors open. If you want to pay less you will have to receive less.



Now medicine itself needs a lot of reform.



For example, there is little incentive for a hospital to invest in a computerized electronic medical record system that could help eliminate redundant tests because it would reduce that 5% profit if we stopped running the extra tests. If our profits go up Medicare and the insurance companies would want the money and get it to.

Answer 13

There are many different proposals submitted by many different people. They all center around the idea of a Congressionally appointed board called MedPAC that makes recommendations to Congress. Those recommendations are presumptively approved unless there's opposition in the form of a joint Congressional resolution.



By the way this plan was originally submitted by a Republican.

Answer 14

They have no plan. Any plan will get squashed by the voters, because any plan would require a change from this liberal enacted entitlement program.



They have no plan, except borrow and print more money to pay for it.

Answer 15

Kill coverage to drug abusers until they come clean.

If the person is physically able to work, let him pay partial if his salary allows it

Answer 16

Stop waste, fraud, do means testing,end big oil subsidies and tax the wealthy their fair share. That should take care of it.

Answer 17

No need for reformation



As the saying goes if it is not broken, dont try to fix it