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Medicare Dis-Advantage: Overpayments and Inequity

Adam Gaffney, David U. Himmelstein, and Steffie Woolhandler Nation
The very “choice” that Medicare Advantage is said to offer is undermining Medicare’s promise of equal and universal care for seniors.

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Labor for Traditional Medicare

Labor for Traditional Medicate Labor For Traditional Medicare
Many trade union leaders and Mayors are trying to force their retirees onto Medicare Advantage Plans. New York City has become the focus of this fight. Labor for Traditional Medicare has collected these 2,688 signatures in opposition.

The Journey to Medicare’s 58th Anniversary

F. Douglas Stephenson Informed Comment
The most successful health insurance program, Medicare, was enacted in July,1965 to provide health insurance for people ages 65 and older and disabled regardless of income or medical history. Medicare is more efficient than private health insurance

The $20 Billion Scam at the Heart of Medicare Advantage

Matthew Cunningham-Cook and Andrew Perez The Lever
Last year, the federal government spent $20.5 billion overpaying private insurers for Medicare Advantage plans — and the industry’s aggressive lobbying campaign is kneecapping efforts by lawmakers to stop the scheme.

A Better Way for Retiree Health Care

Barbara Bowen and Barbara Caress New York Daily News
New York City has kept a covenant with its workers: your wages will be modest — lower than those of your counterparts in the suburbs or the private sector — but as a full-time employee you will be entitled to health care coverage without premiums.

Labor Leaders Provide Cover for Privatization of Medicare

Ed Grystar CounterPunch
While a big victory, Medicare did not provide full coverage for all services, and from its inception, there has been a drive to privatize and hand it over to profiteers. With privatization, profits ensue as additional restrictions are imposed.....
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