http://www.doctorpundit.com/index.php/2009/11/27/pro-reform-advocacy-group-mildly-liberal-with-recent-ad/ Healthcare & Science Policy Blog Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:51:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.doctorpundit.com/index.php/2009/11/27/pro-reform-advocacy-group-mildly-liberal-with-recent-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 Michael Kirsch, M.D Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:00:35 +0000 http://www.doctorpundit.com/?p=3598#comment-2205 I think that seniors have more to fear from pending health care reform than most other players in the game.. Of course, their premiums are going to rise, which is political dynamite with this powerful consituency. I recall that when Bill Clinton was president and proposed a minimal premium increase for catastrophic coverage, he quickly retreated when he faced a volcanic response from the elderly. Moreover, Medicare patients may not be able to have unlimited access to every available medical benefit, as they now enjoy. We don’t have enough money to fund everyone’s wish list, or even to maintain the status quo. It’s going to be interesting, but it won’t be pretty. www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com I think that seniors have more to fear from pending health care reform than most other players in the game.. Of course, their premiums are going to rise, which is political dynamite with this powerful consituency. I recall that when Bill Clinton was president and proposed a minimal premium increase for catastrophic coverage, he quickly retreated when he faced a volcanic response from the elderly. Moreover, Medicare patients may not be able to have unlimited access to every available medical benefit, as they now enjoy. We don’t have enough money to fund everyone’s wish list, or even to maintain the status quo. It’s going to be interesting, but it won’t be pretty. http://www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com

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