It was doomed before it ever began. Sadly, there are so many hidden disadvantages of Medicare Advantage plans. Like its predecessor, Medicare+Choice, the current Medicare “Advantage” system is a shimmering mirage of cheap co-pays, cheaper hospital stays, and the quaint notion that it’s “free of some anonymous Washington bureaucrat pushing you around.” At least that’s…
Arguably half the $186 million Bush spent getting elected in 2000 was used to promise us seniors an effective Medicare drug benefit. Of course, Bush’s first act in office was to pass the massive $1.35 trillion tax cut which he knew would bleed dry funds for a drug benefit – or any benefit that didn’t…
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