With raising the Medicare eligibility age still on the table during these fiscal cliff debates, it’s important to know what the impact will be on Americans.
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Legislation passed by Congress New Year’s Day to avert the dreaded “fiscal cliff” would stop a scheduled payment cut in Medicare physician payments. But hospitals, which have to bear a major part of financing for that “doc fix,” are not happy.
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Max Richtman, President/CEO of the National Committee, was recently on PBS NewsHour speaking about Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and its relation to the so-called fiscal cliff.
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A fiscal cliff deal may have been struck but Medicare is now a target to pay down the deficit.
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Raising the Medicare eligibility age is still on the table during these fiscal cliff debates. Congress needs to know that this will devastate seniors, businesses, and states.
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President Obama will address the nation today about the so-called “fiscal cliff”. We’re happy to tell you that National Committee President/ CEO of the National Committee, Max Richtman, has been invited to attend today’s White House event.
That’s a good sign because we think it’s vital President Obama know that American’s of all ages and political stripes don’t support cutting Social Security & Medicare to pay down the debt.
The billion dollar national campaign to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to reduce the deficit is an example of the old political saying: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” America doesn’t face an entitlement crisis. However, cutting benefits for middle-class and poor Americans remains the go-to solution for fiscal conservatives who see the congressionally created “fiscal cliff” as their golden opportunity to target these vital programs.
Max Richtman via USA Today.
President Obama signed the fiscal cliff bill today but what does this mean for seniors?
Today’s meeting with President Obama, Vice President Biden and their economic team signals a new beginning in our national debate about America’s economic priorities. I left today’s meeting very encouraged about the Obama administration’s goals for the lame duck Congress and the upcoming debate of the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’. The truth is America does not face an ‘entitlement crisis.’ We should not be cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits to put our fiscal house in order. Instead, Washington should be focusing on the true challenges facing our nation – growing our economy, creating jobs, and reducing healthcare costs system-wide (not just in Medicare).
Max Richtman via Entitled to Know.
There was good news in this deal for seniors including: the end of the Social Security payroll tax holiday (which should never have been implemented in the first place), a one year doc fix preventing a massive cut in doctors’ Medicare reimbursements and extension of a number of Medicare programs that would have expired December 31st.
Washington Makes It Clear: Medicare Will Now Be Targeted to Pay Down Deficit via Entitled to Know.
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