A group of Senate Republicans has introduced legislation that would end traditional Medicare and sign seniors up for the same private healthcare plans received by members of Congress.
The "Congressional Health Care for Seniors Act" would allow seniors to choose from the array of plans currently offered to the four million federal employees and their dependents in the Federal Employee Health Benefit program, starting in 2014. It would also gradually increase the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 70 over a 20-year period.
The bill was introduced Thursday by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). South Carolina Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint are co-sponsors, along with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).
My health care bill is $425 a month. As a retired government employee I pay 20% and gov't 80%. I retired under the old fed. gov't retirement system and do not get medicare even though I paid into it. Can seniors afford over $100 a week for health care, when their monthly cost is not that now? I think congress and the president do not have a clue on the cost of anything.
ReplyDeletego rand paul and company for sponsoring this bill. ALL laws should be for EVERYONE; not just us peons.
ReplyDeleteA different solution would be to mandate ALL Federal, State, County and City employees throughout the entire country have whatever coverage the ObamaCare program is offering. Also they (the employee) must pay the same percentage of cost as the employees of private companies do.
ReplyDeleteI think they should get the same as me....COBRA and unemployment income...Obamacare doesn't apply...I get nothing.
ReplyDeleteOK...flame away...