Please Contact your Rep. and Ask Him/Her to cosponsor H.R.4789: the "Medicare You Can Buy Into Act"

t0dd

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Thu Mar-11-10 01:26 AM
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Please Contact your Rep. and Ask Him/Her to cosponsor H.R.4789: the "Medicare You Can Buy Into Act"

Congressman Alan Grayson, D-Fla., recently introduced a bill (H.R. 4789) which would give the option to buy into Medicare to every citizen of the United States. The �Public Option Act,� also known as the �Medicare You Can Buy Into Act,� would open up the Medicare network to anyone who can pay for it.

It only has ten cosponsors right now.

http://tinyurl.com/yfeukyz

Rep Edwards, Donna F. - 3/9/2010
Rep Filner, Bob - 3/9/2010
Rep Frank, Barney - 3/9/2010
Rep Jackson Lee, Sheila - 3/9/2010
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. - 3/9/2010
Rep Pingree, Chellie - 3/9/2010
Rep Polis, Jared - 3/9/2010
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. - 3/9/2010
Rep Shea-Porter, Carol - 3/9/2010
Rep Watson, Diane E. - 3/9/2010

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sandnsea

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Thu Mar-11-10 01:28 AM
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1. I can't afford it n/t

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DesertFlower

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Thu Mar-11-10 01:51 AM
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3. i think it's about $96 a month for seniors.

i don't know how it would work for everyone else. maybe a sliding scale?

medicare does not cover everything. you still need to buy a supplemental policy to cover the rest.

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sandnsea

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Thu Mar-11-10 02:24 AM
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7. Nope. This is a buy-in at cost

No sliding scale, no taxpayer contribution. It would run around $600 per person. Plus the fact that it doesn't cover everything.

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BunkerHill24

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Thu Mar-11-10 01:39 AM
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2. Rep. Grayson has no clue....

I don't know why this guy is sponsoring anything on HCR is beyond me.....

He must be challenged in the primeiries....he struck me as someone with Bipolar disorder who's willing to say anything to get re-elected.

'nuff said!

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Lorien

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Thu Mar-11-10 02:07 AM
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4. Because he's a Democrat and he cares about his fellow human beings

and I'm afraid that you're the clueless one here.

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BunkerHill24

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Thu Mar-11-10 02:22 AM
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6. I beg to differ, Lorien

Maybe too much time spent watching television had you wonder who's who, and who said what?

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wroberts189

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Thu Mar-11-10 06:49 AM
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9. Agree ..I think someone accusing someone of having a mental disorder should back it up. nt

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ChicagoSuz219

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Thu Mar-11-10 02:22 AM
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5. She (Jan) already signed it... :-) n/t

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Go2Peace

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Thu Mar-11-10 02:56 AM
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8. Then subsidize it for lower incomes. At least this would go primarily to health care, not CEOs

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Denver Dave

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Thu Mar-11-10 07:17 PM
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10. Resource Thread on HCTalk - The real public option

Edited on Thu Mar-11-10 07:20 PM by Denver Dave

Isn't HR 4789 the "real public option"? I couldn't see how past public options (that are gone now), were real public options, because less than 2 % of the people could select it as an option. Isn't HR 4789 the "real public option" which allows everyone the "option" to buy into Medicare. It does age banding which will make the plan less expensive for younger people and more expensive for older people.

Hey, I'm not saying this is perfect - but isn't HR 4789 what we had in mind for a public option?

www.hctalk.com/viewtopic.php?p=1251

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