Is it wrong to hate the AARP? Not only are their commericals ridiculous but it seems that they feel that their members should have to pay virtually nothing for health care. As a working and contributing member of society I am dismayed on a monthly basis to see how much of my money is going to pay for Social Security, Medicare, and a slew of other bureaucratic messes.
I spoke to some of their representatives this morning and was informed that they did not feel that doctors providing services to Medicare patients should receive any increase in payments despite the fact that these doctors have not received any increase in payments for the last five years. Which means that they've actually had to absorb the cost of medical inflation (3.7%). It all seems a little ridiculous to me.
I'm all for increasing care provided to seniors and enabling access, but you can't have your cake and eat it too. Somethings got to give and I don't want it to be anymore of my paycheck.
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