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Steward Beckham's avatar

The Medicare Advantage scam is completely insidious and shows the sophisticated engines behind wealthy Americans who seek to siphon everything from disadvantaged Americans until they are dead or have lost trust with everything around them. The worst part is that they are wolves in sheep's clothing and perverting the real reason Medicare was created just to do this elaborate highway robbery. Another great newsletter that also reveals the way our age of privatization has demeaned a generation that grew up with efforts to support the middle class but were then hoodwinked into giving away those benefits based on a cheap, but elaborate lie.

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JennyStokes's avatar

Does no-one have a brain in the US.

Get out on the streets and write to your Congress person.

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William Farrar's avatar

Remember who controls Congress, do you think Republicans give a ..........., they benefit from AHIP (Association of Health Insurance Providers) money. Apparently some Democrats as well. We have the best Congress money can buy, especially after Citizens United and all of the other court rulings Thom has mentoned.

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Kathy Hughes's avatar

They won’t listen to you if you can’t write them a check.

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William Farrar's avatar

And not just a check, but with 4 - 6 figures. Politicians take the commoner for granted.

I've tried to contact my two Democratic senators, and unless the Topic is one of their own choosing, don't bother.

Senators and Congress critters will ignore you if you aren't in their state or district.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Our senator, former governor Rick Scott, father of the concept to sunset all benefits, like Sovial Security, Medicare, and VA, was responsible for $631 million in civil penalties and damages arising from false claims the government alleged it submitted to Medicare and other federal health programs.

https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2003/June/03_civ_386.htm

The voters of Florida knew that, yet he was elected.

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William Farrar's avatar

I have kin that in the panhandle, and it is the rednecks in the panhandle, the old geezers who live in the Villages and Cuban, class of millionaires, right wingers and mafia that vote Republican I know all about Rick Scott, and the fact that he was elected, indicates how fucked up in the head are those who vote for him, and now Rhonda Santis

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Robertp123's avatar

Our Congress used to work for the American people. Now, we can't be sure who they work for.

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