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This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire
By Newt Gingrich & Jim Frogue
Real Clear Wire
President Joe Biden’s full-frontal assault on Medicare is becoming
visible to America’s seniors. It will result in fewer patient choices,
reduced benefits, and ultimately worse health outcomes. Biden’s efforts,
assisted by Congressional Democrats, are destroying Medicare Advantage
and Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.
Medicare Advantage was originally created as Medicare Part C in 1997
when I was Speaker of the House. It was introduced to create more
comprehensive health plan options for seniors that included, for the
first time, prescription drug coverage. The idea was to leverage
consumer choice and market competition by insurers. Seniors can change
plans annually for any reason.
More than 30 million seniors are in Medicare Advantage, which is more
than half of all Medicare-eligible seniors. Enrollment has been on a
“steady climb for the for past two decades,” according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. All MA enrollees have voluntarily chosen to join because it is better for their health.
A 2021 poll by Better Medicare Alliance
showed seniors in MA have a 98 percent satisfaction rate. Ninety-five
percent said it is important to have options beyond traditional
Medicare. Ninety-three percent said a candidate’s position on MA would
affect their vote. A bipartisan poll by the Healthcare Leadership Council in November, 2023 found more than 9-in-10 said they were pleased with their MA coverage.
Last week, CVS Aetna Chief Financial Officer Tom Cowhey told
investors that the company may shed up to 10 percent of their four
million MA enrollees next year. Humana CFO Susan Diamond suggested 5
percent of their enrollees may be dropped. This translates into as many
as 1.5 million seniors losing their coverage of choice. And this figure
is dwarfed by the millions of MA beneficiaries who will see reduced
coverage around prescription drugs, vision, dental, transportation, gym
memberships, and many other popular benefits that are only offered in
Medicare Advantage.
A new report
by the Kaiser Family Foundation noted that most states offer Medicare
Advantage plans to their state retirees. Twelve states, including key
swing states Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Georgia, offer only Medicare Advantage plans. Senior voters in Philadelphia’s Main Line are unlikely to appreciate attacks on Medicare Advantage.
Biden’s war on Medicare doesn’t end with just Medicare Advantage. The
so-called Inflation Reduction Act – passed in 2022 with exclusively
Democratic votes and was signed into law by President Biden – is
wrecking the popular Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.
Medicare Part D was created by Congressional Republicans in 2003 and
was signed into law by President George W. Bush. For nearly two decades,
Part D prescription drug-only plans were stable, affordable,
competitive, and did something truly amazing for a health care program –
stayed within original budget projections. To the surprise of even the
bill’s authors, more than 1,000 plans signed up to participate within a
year.
The Democrats promised that their Inflation Reduction Act would
increase drug coverage for seniors and limit their out-of-pocket costs
to $2,000 per year in 2025. It also allows seniors to pay their drug
costs in installments. Sounds great. But seniors will be shocked on Oct.
1 when their Part D premiums skyrocket. Premiums were up 21percent last
year and are likely to jump 50 percent this year. Awkward timing for Biden and fellow Democrats who are hoping to campaign on “lowering prescription drug costs.”
The Inflation Reduction Act is negatively impacting patient
cost-sharing for prescription drugs in Medicare Part B as well.
According to a new analysis
in the trade publication Drug Channels, the inflation adjuster for most
drugs is increasing instead of decreasing. Even instances where a drug
price may be declining, it could still trigger big jumps in patient
out-of-pocket costs.
IRA proponents boasted of their Medicare reforms saving $266 billion from 2023 to 2031.
Even if that projection ends up holding true (and it doesn’t look
likely), that amount is only a partial down payment on $670 billion for
the IRA’s various green energy tax credits and new environmental
spending.
How well is the Biden administration’s green energy spending going? The $7.5 billion in federal spending has resulted in only eight new charging stations for electric vehicles. And this at the same time consumer interest in electric cars is plummeting.
It is well known that the political left in America wants to move us
toward government-run single payer health care. Imagine just one insurer
and if you don’t like it you can’t leave. So, it is no surprise that
Democrats would want to destroy the private sector’s involvement in
Medicare, no matter how popular with seniors. But it is somewhat
surprising that Democrats would be so politically obtuse to have smoking
wreckage appear just before the presidential election. It remains to be
seen if Republicans will capitalize.
Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
from 1995-1999 and a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential
nomination. He is chairman of Gingrich 360. James Frogue was a senior
health policy advisor to Trump for President in 2016. He is cofounder of
FrogueClark .
This article was originally published by RealClearPolicy and made available via RealClearWire.
(wow how many families will SUE the government for this...that is those that CHOSE to get it)
Oxford University: Myocarditis and Pericarditis Only Appear After COVID Vaccination, Not After COVID Infection
by Margaret Flavin389 Comments
Researchers at Oxford University evaluated over one million English
children aged 5 to 11 and adolescents aged 12 to 15 for incidents of
myocarditis and pericarditis in relation to the COVID-19 infection and
the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the preprint, myocarditis and pericarditis only occur after vaccination and not after COVID-19 infection.
“Whilst rare, all myocarditis and pericarditis events during the study period occurred in vaccinated individuals,” the authors wrote.
The Epoch Times reports:
The study analyzed data from the National Health Service
(NHS) England’s OpenSAFELY-TPP database, which covers 40 percent of
English primary care practices.
Vaccinated adolescents and children were matched to unvaccinated
cohorts and followed for 20 weeks to compare positive COVID-19 tests,
hospitalizations, COVID-19 critical care, adverse events, and non-COVID
hospitalizations.
England’s data showed that myocarditis and pericarditis were only
documented in the vaccinated. These results contradict data from other studies that showed a higher incidence of myocarditis after COVID-19 infection.
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Except for three pericarditis cases, all other cases occurred after
the first vaccine dose. More than half of the adolescents with
pericarditis and myocarditis were hospitalized or went to the emergency
room. It is unknown how many adolescents needed critical care, though
the maximum length of stay for myocarditis treatment was one day.
Cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough, who was not involved in the study,
told The Epoch Times that the study is one of many demonstrating that
COVID-19 vaccination is not medically necessary for children, given the
less than 1 percent rate of infection, and that excessive testing for
COVID-19 is a waste of resources.
Why are the cowards covering their faces? Oh I know... they are ASHAMED !!!
Yep that's it ASHAMED)
Sick: Masked Protestors Hold
‘Kill Hostages Now’ and ‘They’re Not Coming Home’ Messages at Solemn
NYC Israel Day Parade As Families of Captives March
by Margaret Flavin279 CommentsImage: @ParmisLJavan/X
Today’s Israel Day Parade
in New York City was marred by hate-filled and hate-fueled pro-Hamas
protestors, including one man who carried a sign reading “Kill Hostages
Now.”
The protestor covered his face in a black mask and wore a Palestinian flag as a cape.
The man taunted marchers, which included family members of hostages kidnapped by Hamas terrorists.
Another protestor, also conveniently covering her face so as not to
be recognized for her vile behavior, held up her phone with the message,
“They’re not coming home,” spelled out.
“They” include the Bibas family and their two young sons. In February, the Israeli military shared a video of Hamas monsters kidnapping Yarden Bibas and his wife Shiri along with their two red-haired babies, Ariel and Kfir.
Kfir turned one in captivity in January.
The Bibas family, including their two babies, were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists.
Pure evil.
While it is unclear exactly how many hostages remain in the hands of the barbaric monsters, Israeli officials believe 128 hostages taken in the October 7 attacks remain in Gaza and that at least 34 of them are dead.
