“Say, G’ma & G’pa! I Hate to Tell You, BUT…”

Something happened last night that you’re not going to be too happy about…

But, you always told us that FDR was the greatest President ever because he saved the country from the depression! And we’ve had it hammered home by State-Run media outlets that what happened last night was the culmination of FDR & Ted Kennedy’s dreams!

Oh, uh-h-h… That’s right… FDR’s actions prolonged the economic disaster by several years, according to his Treasury Secretary, Henry Morgenthau.

Oh, uh-h-h… That’s right… FDR & Kennedy were “trust-fund babies” who were unabashed Progressive Socialists… aka, “Ruling Members of the Polit Bureau”!

BUT, THAT’S O.K.! FDR gave us Social Security… A great self-sustaining safety-net where each American’s “saving” are placed in a “trust” for our old age!

Oh, uh-h-h… That’s right… There never was, in fact, ANY TRUST! No “TRUST” to protect OUR monies… No “TRUST” in the slimey weasels in Washington who lied and stole from us… Including No “TRUST” in the then, “Liar-In-Chief”, FDR.

BUT, THAT’S O.K.! LBJ championed and gave us Medicare & Medicaid back in 1964… Medicare will take care of the old & infirmed for ever… It will contain healthcare costs… And Medicare & Medicaid will take care of you... FOR FREE!!!

Oh, uh-h-h… That’s right… It never was meant to be “free” (in spite of this declaration in the original legislative language).

So-o-o… Exactly what is it that happened last night in the House of Representatives (going forward, substitute “Whores” for “Representatives”)?

HANG ON GAMPS! HOLD ON GRANNY! HERE’S WHAT YOUR “HEROS” HAVE BROUGHT TO YOU NOW…

Your “sacred” Medicare? Immediate $500,000,000 cuts across all services!

Your “sacred” Medicare? Physician reimbursement rates which are already discounted at 70% of “reasonable & customary” (already mandated by Medicare) will be cut by an additional 50%. Oh, uh-h-h… “Doc! What do you mean you quit? Where are you going? What do you mean you’re retiring?”

Your “sacred” Medicare? “Medicare-Plus”… GONE! NO LONGER EXISTS! (What is it about this point that you do not understand?)

Your “sacred” Medicare? Over 65 and need a hip or knee replacement? SORRY! You will have to be evaluated by a health/cost benefit review board first! Oh, uh-h-h… You didn’t know that? Then you probably didn’t know, then, that these “review boards” have NO LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS… Congrats, G’ma… “Just Keep on Limpin’!!!

You’re “guaranteed” to keep your current healthcare coverage & doctor if you like what you’ve got? TRUE… As long as NOTHING in your coverage, terms and conditions of your policy AND as long as NOTHING changes in your physician’s practice. So what does that mean in practical terms… What does that mean to G’ma & G’pa? Let me run it down for you…

“You’re ‘guaranteed’ to keep your current

healthcare & doctor if you like what you’ve got”

Let’s say your premium in 2009 is $1000, but in 2010 your premium increases to $1100… CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LOSE YOUR INSURANCE… CANCELLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS A “CHANGE” IN THE TERMS OF YOUR POLICY… YOU WILL NOW ONLY BE ALLOWED TO ACCESS YOUR HEALTHCARE THROUGH MEDICADE!

Let’s say your 2009 insurance policy covers treatment for toe nail fungus, but in 2010 your policy will not cover toe nail fungus… CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LOSE YOUR INSURANCE… CANCELLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS A “CHANGE” IN THE TERMS OF YOUR POLICY… YOU WILL NOW ONLY BE ALLOWED TO ACCESS YOUR HEALTHCARE THROUGH MEDICADE!

Let’s say your premium in 2009 is $1000, but in 2010 your premium DE-creases to $900… CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LOSE YOUR INSURANCE… CANCELLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS A “CHANGE” IN THE TERMS OF YOUR POLICY… YOU WILL NOW ONLY BE ALLOWED TO ACCESS YOUR HEALTHCARE THROUGH MEDICADE!

Let’s say your 2009 policy covers EVERYTHING your heart desires in 2009 , but in 2010 your policy will cover EVERYTHING your heart desired last year… PLUS… You will be provided transportation to all doctor visits AT NO ADDITIONAL COST… CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LOSE YOUR INSURANCE… CANCELLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS A “CHANGE” IN THE TERMS OF YOUR POLICY… YOU WILL NOW ONLY BE ALLOWED TO ACCESS YOUR HEALTHCARE THROUGH MEDICADE!

Let’s say in 2010 your doctor decides he is going to offer his patients free coffee and hot chocolate in the waiting room… Your doctor DID NOT offer these free beverages in 2009… CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LOSE YOUR INSURANCE… CANCELLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS A “CHANGE” IN THE WAY YOUR DOCTOR OPERATES HIS PRACTICE… YOU WILL NOW ONLY BE ALLOWED TO ACCESS YOUR HEALTHCARE THROUGH MEDICADE!

Let’s say in 2009 your doctor attended a continuing medical education seminar at which he learns a simple, non-invasive technique that will COMPLETELY AND PERMANENTLY ELIMINATE YOUR CRIPPLING KNEE PAIN FOREVER… AND WITHOUT SURGERY… Your doctor did not know of this new therapy in 2009… In 2010 your doctor starts treating his patients with this new technique… CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LOSE YOUR INSURANCE… CANCELLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS A “CHANGE” IN THE WAY YOUR DOCTOR OPERATES HIS PRACTICE… YOU WILL NOW ONLY BE ALLOWED TO ACCESS YOUR HEALTHCARE THROUGH MEDICADE!

Are you starting to get the picture, here, Grandma? What about you, Grandpa? Oh, uh-h-h… Over there G’pa! Your nitroglycerin pills are over there! Here G’ma… Here’s your inhaler & your oxygen tank! Keep breathing... G'ma? G'ma?

And one last note to my fellow veterans & military retirees… BOHICA!!! When Congress makes the next change in the way(s) in which retiree & veteran medical care is delivered… CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LOSE YOUR INSURANCE… CANCELLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS A “CHANGE” IN THE TERMS OF YOUR POLICY… YOU WILL NOW ONLY BE ALLOWED TO ACCESS YOUR HEALTHCARE THROUGH MEDICADE!

So… Who really wins in all of this mess… The local undertaker.