Medicaid rules changed when President Barack Obama pushed through the Affordable Car Act (ACA) and he ensured that the very rich could join low-cost Medicaid, while the working class had to pay high medical expenses, either at work with private insurance or retired under Medicare. While I'm sure Jeff Bezos would never stoop his mightiness … Continue reading Jeff Bezos could go on Medicaid if he played it correctly, but the average working Jill can’t
Category: Medicare
You turn 65 and then you must go into a Medicare plan, and you pay a fortune more for far fewer benefits
What a difference a year makes. You are one of the millions of Americans, who don't have company health insurance. Damned with a pre-existing condition, you carry so-called Obamacare (www.healthcare.gov). Next year, you turn 65 and must enroll in Medicare. There's no good news, just bad news for you. Obamacare is a far better plan … Continue reading You turn 65 and then you must go into a Medicare plan, and you pay a fortune more for far fewer benefits
Current privatized healthcare for America costs too much, plus our lifespan here is shorter than in 25 other nations
America's dirty little secret - as a nation, we pay more for healthcare and the results are far from worth it. All of the top 50 major nations have far lower per capita healthcare costs. More than half enjoy much longer life expectancy. None of them, except Switzerland, are privatized, and their per capita medical … Continue reading Current privatized healthcare for America costs too much, plus our lifespan here is shorter than in 25 other nations
250 colleges take tens of millions from globalists, and you wonder why their lobbyist-paid “studies” make no sense
Hurricane Maria killed 64, 247 or 2,975 persons last year, depending on what source you believe - FEMA, the Puerto Rico government or the Koch-backed GWU's Milken Institute School of Public Health. As recently as Sept. 5, Puerto Rico officials had complete details on only 64 individuals, who died in the hurricane and its aftermath. At … Continue reading 250 colleges take tens of millions from globalists, and you wonder why their lobbyist-paid “studies” make no sense
Is Donald Trump correct about drug companies taking advantage of the poor and defenseless?
Who would expect this from the leader of a pro-business political party: Pfizer & others should be ashamed that they have raised drug prices for no reason. They are merely taking advantage of the poor & others unable to defend themselves, while at the same time giving bargain basement prices to other countries in Europe … Continue reading Is Donald Trump correct about drug companies taking advantage of the poor and defenseless?
We use medicines made in China, marketed in U.S. If you import same drugs: $100k fine + year in jail!
A popular blood thinner now costs U.S. Medicare patients and insurers more than $5,000 a year. This drug, which has amassed sales of more than $10 billion, uses Rivaroxaban as the main ingredient - a compound available from 26 manufacturers in China. When you check prices for Rivaroxaban for sale in the U.S., the cost … Continue reading We use medicines made in China, marketed in U.S. If you import same drugs: $100k fine + year in jail!
H-2A workers don’t pay Social Security (FICA) tax, neither do the millionaires who are exploiting them
Their employers did not pay the company share (6.2%) for FICA (Social Security) or Medicare tax (1.45%). Their bosses didn't even withhold income taxes...
Congress votes to destroy Social Security, 233-184
Those April showers have drowned the media this year with reports of a petulant, prosthetic protuberant princess, also know as "What's Her Name" or "Smarmy Scandals." Meanwhile, back in Congress, 233 members - 54% of that angst body - voted to destroy the Social Security system by not allowing the use of its $2.9 trillion … Continue reading Congress votes to destroy Social Security, 233-184
You can fool nearly all the people... 