Pelosi - Boehner
What the hell does this really mean?
The big carrot for conservatives: two major reforms that cut billions of dollars from Medicare spending in the long-term.
One change would require upper-income seniors to pay higher co-pays; another would reduce spending on supplemental "Medigap" plans that some elderly beneficiaries enjoy.
The reforms would be phased in to avoid immediate disruptions.
. . . .
"Essentially this would increase the amount [paid by] individuals with income of $133,000 and families of around $260,000," said Rep. Sander Levin (MI), the top Democrat on the powerful Ways & Means Committee.
"These changes are much better than others that we could have done. ... So there are some major, major pluses in this."
So only Medicare recipients with incomes - not savings - as indicated would be affected by the "higher copays"?
Not coinsurances?
Not premiums?
Is that what Levin's talk of "the amount [paid by] individuals" refers to?
Too, as used in the industry, the term "medigap" does not include advantage plans but old-fashioned Medicare supplements.
But in this article?
Sometimes the ignorance of journos and the shoddiness of their reporting get really annoying.
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