Comments on: Truth In Advertising

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:09:18 +0000

In reply to Ame.

They didn’t fix it, Ame, they just kicked it down the road to November 30. It’s just like the Alternate minimum tax, they never fix it, because it is a useful way of getting garbage passed by attaching it to the bill to raise the AMT income level.

They never fix anything that they think might be a useful bargaining tool later, they just postpone it.

By: Ame

Ame — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:22:58 +0000

You know, I thought that reimbursement cut had already been dealt with and eliminated.
I hear ya on the whackos, although they do seem to have an unlimited tolerance for Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:24:15 +0000

In reply to Ame.

There is an automatic reimbursement cut for doctors and hospitals that was worked out before the financial meltdown. It was supposed to kick in at the beginning of the year, but has been postponed several times. It is up again at the end of November, and that’s what they are panicking about. They even robo-called me today on my landline.

At this point, they should be worried about what the whackoes will do if they take over. The AMA has steadfastly supported the GOP, and “you reap what you sow”.

By: Ame

Ame — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:00:33 +0000

I got that flier also. The 2011 budget request has a 9% increase for Medicare.

Here’s a handy tool from Wall Stats
http://www.wallstats.com/deathandtaxes/

In a nutshell, here’s how the graphic works. Click on anywhere on the poster, then scroll the mouse to zoom in and out. Click on the poster and click and drag to move around the poster. The graphic that includes the numbers for Medicare is in the bottom right corner of the poster.