by Karoli
04.14.2011
Here’s an outline of what Paul Ryan wants to do to Medicare: Eligibility Age Increased from age 65 to age 69 1/2. Automatic payment reduction – If Medicare payments exceed prior fiscal years’ payments by 145%, providers automatically paid 1% less Medicare recipients age 55 and older may be covered by current traditional Medicare at [...]
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by Admin
01.26.2011
Image via Wikipedia Those of us who follow both innovation and politics know that most of the budget is not discretionary. The “untouchables” include Medicare, Social Security, and Defense. The “discretionary” includes everything necessary to win the future: education, clean energy, new infrastructure, and high speed transportation. The President believes we should innovate in those [...]
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