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In Reply to: RE: More ignorant Bullshit posted by Dan Banquer on September 22, 2009 at 12:44:37
let me spell it out for you Danny so you can get your thick skull around it. We have seen double digit cost inflation for all medical services the past decade. Are you with me so far? Now we are going to see the largest group of retirees in it's history enroll. They are called Baby Boomers. Are you still with me dip wad? These two things will kill Medicare. Congress has done ok funding the program but the percentage of the budget that it consumes has skyrocketed. People are living longer Danny. So stop blaming congress and realize that you will be paying for your health insurance for the rest of your life. The program is not sustainable under these conditions.
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People living longer has been steadily rising over a long period of time, the lack of funding of medicare ignores this. This is nothing new and funding needed to increase at the same rate that longevity increased. There is also inflation which appears not to have been factored in either.
This appears to be a difficult concept for you to grasp, as you appear to be a math cripple.
One of the biggest documented increases in medicine is the cost of defensive medicine due to high priced malpractice suits. The Boston Globe is reporting that Doctors do not want to practice in MA due to the extremely high cost of malpractice insurance.
Congress could legislate tort reform, they could legislate increases due to inflation, and they could have increased funding for longevity, but asking a bunch of lawyers to legislate tort reform and have basic math skills is like asking you to be able to do Algebra. Of course one could say that your math skills are on a similar level as Congress, and they would in all probability be correct.
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The problem with the funding theory is the inflation was far higher than the cost of living. Double digit increases every year. Tort reform won't help that much. What will work is ending all the support staff duplication in accounting functions. Coordinate and share services will help. And, most doctors do make handsome incomes. That should change to a salary schedule with bonus incentives. Do it now or forget Medicare.
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