Quick Lessons to Combat Medicare Spin
As pundits and politicians continue to discuss the deficit, misinformation and confusion about Medicare abound. Fiction seems to flourish more than fact.
The truth is Medicare works – by and large it has been a resounding, cost-effective success. Nonetheless, lawmakers continue to propose Medicare changes that will hurt beneficiaries and their families, ignoring options for substantial savings that would not be harmful. They seem to forget that half of all people with Medicare have annual incomes below $22,000, and that they already pay more out-of-pocket for health care than people with private insurance.
To help dispel misinformation about Medicare and try to set the discussion on a factual foundation, we’ve rounded up erroneous statements about Medicare, and tell the truth.
Help us set the record straight, shine light on fair, financially-sound policies, and demonstrate how Medicare works for millions of Americans – your family and neighbors – every day.
- Forcing Dual Eligibles Into Private Health Plans is No Quick Fix November 22, 2011
- Medigap - Fact & Fiction October 13, 2011
- Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age Will Actually INCREASE Costs August 25, 2011
- Medicare Facts & Fiction: 3 More Lessons to Combat Medicare Spin August 16, 2011
- Medicare Facts & Fiction: 3 Quick Lessons to Combat Medicare Spin August 9, 2011
- So, What Would You Do? Real Solutions for Medicare Solvency and Reducing the Deficit June 9, 2011
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