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CousinIT

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15. I saw that, on both counts. Still, people need to be aware so they can contact their reps.

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #14)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 05:21 PM

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It has not passed yet, which is why I included the link so they can see the bill and its status.

As for the "opt-out", I suspect it will be done in a tricky manner, so that most people will think they have no other options or cannot find the option to stick with traditional Medicare. They'll make it as confusing and as obfuscated as possible. It is a change - and a very bad one - intended to push Medicare further toward privatization by simply auto-adding subscribers to a cheap MA plan by default.

My intent was awareness. In this case, understanding and action BEFORE this crappy thing (along with its payment limits) is passed.

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That was the intent/design. RockRaven Monday #1

Chaos and uncertainty is the goal Ritabert Monday #2

The media ACTS like this isn't INTENTIONAL. What a joke. lostnfound Monday #3

This! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 SheltieLover Monday #4

That's the intent: Make Social Security Administration NON FUNCTIONAL. CousinIT Monday #5

Yup, cripple whatever government agency, Ligyron Monday #10

Thom Hartmann was talking about how Republicans plan to privatize Medicare too... CousinIT Monday #6

Your summary is not entirely accurate. Ms. Toad Monday #14

I saw that, on both counts. Still, people need to be aware so they can contact their reps. CousinIT Monday #15

I agree that people need to be aware that they need to call their reps. Ms. Toad Monday #16

when enough people are in MA scams, they will GET RID OF MEDICARE Skittles Monday #17

Hate to burst your bubble, but MA is one form of Medicare (It's part C). Ms. Toad Monday #18

the entire goal is PRIVATIZATION Skittles Monday #19

Regardless of their motives, Ms. Toad Monday #21

all the money wasted on "Advantage" SHOULD be going to regular Medicare Skittles Monday #23

Now we're back to where we started. Ms. Toad Tuesday #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Monday #20

Fortunately there will be a "Private" company to run SS more efficiently maspaha Monday #7

And since it's "private" there will be no transparency as they siphon off our SS savings. erronis Monday #8

Very efficiently skim some money right into their own pockets IronLionZion Monday #9

As intended Hekate Monday #11

And nobody thinks this was intentional? ananda Monday #12

You're seeing the same thing with FEMA and NOAA and everything else they fucking gutted. Karasu Monday #13

If only people knew what is really going on. yellow dahlia Monday #22