In early April, the Obama Administration delayed cuts in the Medicare Advantage program mandated by Obamacare. These plans, used by 30% of Medicare beneficiaries, supplement traditional Medicare coverage. The planned cuts to the MA program risked a political firestorm just months before the midterm elections. While MA received a short-term pardon, the Obama Administration is going forward with dramatic cuts to home health care services for seniors.
Over 3.5 million seniors receive health care services in their home. Over 60% of the recipients are women. These beneficiaries tend to be older, poorer and sicker than the overall Medicare population. Because of this, they often lack transportation, making home health care services critical for their well-being. Those impacted by the ongoing cuts are the most vulnerable and at-risk seniors.
Obamacare gave the Obama administration wide latitude in containing spending in the program. In a decision that baffled critics, however, the administration chose to impose the maximum cuts allowed, cutting reimbursements by 14% over the next four years. The announced cuts will dramatically shrink the home health care sector and leave over a million seniors without access to health services.
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And all of the old ladies I know – who are registered republicans – voted for Elmo BECAUSE the MSM convinced them that Romney was going to take away their social security and Medicare.
Cutting benefits to elderly women, cutting funds for home health positions held mostly by women: sounds like a war on women to me. That, and passive euthanasia.
Obama’s pushing that wheelchair.
Soft “Death Panel” no? Why does Big Government always end up killing people?
“What do they want for their Quarter to live forever”
(Something like that) (good movie)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taking_of_Pelham_One_Two_Three_(1974_film)
I’m getting tired of people bitching and moaning.
“you can’t live forever”
Sarc off
Well, Pelham 123, maybe you should be first to line up at the Soilent Green facility.
This is especially bad news for anyone who’s taking care of a terminally ill patient. I was my mother’s caregiver when she was dying of metastic breast cancer in 2002. Medicare paid for a home health aide for 15 hours per week. The idea was that this was “respite care” so I could get break. Well, the minute that aide showed up, I was out the door to go to the bank, the supermarket, the drugstore, the post office, the dry cleaner, the library, and anyplace else I had to go to keep the household functioning. Oh, and also my own doctor’s appointments and haircuts.
15 hours a week wasn’t nearly enough. Now this fool wants to cut services?
He should burn in hell.
obamao said “I’m really good at killing people”. We thought he was talking about drone attacks in foreign countries.
Here is a video of Paul Krugman talking about death panels from a synagogue in DC. So this is all quite expected.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py7AoEfmxh8
My question to Keynesian economists is why taking care of sick and elderly people isn’t considered job creation and contributing to the GDP?
HOW many times do I hafta say it?!?! 🙄
ObamaKare IS the DEATH PANEL!!! >:-(
Why isn’t AARP pitching a fit? Oh, wait…
A generation of common sense voters, who know fascists when they see one, and know how to fight them: Valerie Jarrett and her puppet Barack want them dead.
So, according to the photo,
Obama’s pushing Sebelius over the cliff?!?
Just what you can expect from Barry Careless. He’s more concerned about his next date with Reggie than a poor older person needing care.
What did Barry once say? Oh yeah, take a pill.