Originally Posted by Hancle704

Yes I am on Medicare. I have paying a Medicare premium for years and despite what has been paid in it will be going broke unless? What, it gets expanded? in 2009, I wrote to the White House and my elected representitives asking that they fix what government already controlled before they expanded the program. I mentioned that Medicare provided a wheelchair for a family member who broke an ankle. The total payment from Medicare and our co-pays amounted to over $800. I asked the provider if we were not on Medicare and wanted to purchase the same wheelchair what would it cost? $160.00 was the response. I wrote about the industry that had sprung up because of Medicare, offering diabetes testing supplies and motorized scooters/wheechairs and found it necessary to spend large amounts of money to advertise on TV their Medicare covered services. Why would firms advertise for more customers if they did not find that huge profits can be made on the government program. I still wonder if the Medicare and Medicaid fraud problems that some claim cost billions every year, have been fixed.

I still feel the same way. That which government already controls has not been fixed and probably wont ever be fixed and apparently you and others believe that's not a concern. We should just expand the broken soon to be bankrupt program wth thousands more federal workers.

Yes I agree the government is not forcing anyone to practice birth control, they are just forcing others to pay for it. This apparently does not bother you. A counter argument about government Rx plan covering viagra does not make sense, it just points out that 2 wrongs don't make a right. Anyhow, I have been told by others that they are not totally free so it's not quite the same.

May I now ask you a few questions, are you on Medicare and if so, do you receive every benefit for free, or do you pay a monthly premium and have an annual deductible and a copay for many of the services you receive? Do you have any medical problems that without these might speed up your death? Are they worth whatever you pay or, do you get them for free? Have you had the opportunity to call 1-800-MEDICARE if you had a question or problem? Try it sometime when you have a few hours to waste.