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CousinIT

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Mon Jul 14, 2025, 03:00 PM Monday

HEADS-UP! Republican plans to PRIVATIZE Medicare. Just covered by Thom Hartmann. [View all]

Medicare Advantage - WISER act argues with what doctors recommend to avoid paying. https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/files/document/wiser-model-frequently-asked-questions

ALSO, beginning January 2028 -- the Medicare Reform Act SHUNTS Medicare Part B applicants into the cheapest Medicare Advantage program possible (NO option for traditional Medicare), for THREE YEARS. And it's almost impossible, then, to get on normal Medicare.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3467/text

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