National news outlets analyze the presidential candidates’ proposals for Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts. CNN Money (Regnier, 10/2): Election 2012: Tackling Medicare Costs Because of demographic changes and rising health care costs, the program’s spending is projected to balloon from 3.7% of the economy today to 6.7% in 25 years, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget [...]
October 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The 2012 election has become a fight over the future of Medicare.
October 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AARP distances itself from Obamacare, insists it is a nonpartisan organization.
The AARP, which has squarely been in support of President Obama’s health care reform, put it to the president plain and simple. The group wants to be left out of his political talking points. That was the message put in the AARP blog after the president twice mentioned the nation’s leading senior advocate group while [...]
October 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Unintended Consequences of Obamacare on the Future of Medicare
On the campaign trail, both Democrats and Republicans are pointing angry fingers claiming that the opposition party’s plan will end Medicare as we know it. There can be no doubt that both parties are correct. While I’m nowhere near convinced that the GOP has a completely workable plan, I’m even more fearful of what I [...]
August 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Medicare Lies, Left and Right. Political Ads Designed to Sway the Senior Vote
With less than 70 days remaining until the election, it’s time to evaluate some of the political posturing and outright lies. According to FactCheck.org, an organization that verifies and rates the truthfulness in public statements and advertising, both sides of the presidential campaign have resorted to “Mediscare” advertising. Both the Republicans and the Democrats have [...]
August 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Romney Fights Back with ’08 Medicare “It Ain’t Right” Video Clip Ad Campaign
In 2008, Presidential Candidate Barack Obama criticized John McCain for proposing budget cuts to Medicare. As president, Barack Obama cut Medicare by $716 billion to fund The Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”). Just in time for the start of the Republican National Convention this week, Romney’s team is out with an ad spot featuring clips of [...]
