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Rev. Dr. Beth Krajewski's avatar

Where's AARP? They should be a loud and powerful voice in this fight!

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Marge Wherley's avatar

They are tied to United Healthcare- one of the most dishonest Medicare Disadvantage corporations.

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Bootrix's avatar

I also included that in my letter that i sent because tv Dr. Oz has been pushing for Medicare advantage plans longer than he's been in government

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Rev. Dr. Beth Krajewski's avatar

They are the apex predators of denials of care!!

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Susan Evens's avatar

They are worthless. Prior to the election they ran articles from Harris and Trump with ZERO comments on the lies he told

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Rev. Dr. Beth Krajewski's avatar

They and so many others, of course

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Vicky Martina Alexandra Hughes's avatar

AARP leadership had changed!

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KJ's avatar

I went to the dr office yesterday for my preop visit for cataract surgery.

Mind you, I was a surgeon at this hospital.

There was a form that they wanted me to sign that made me financially responsible for any charges that “insurance” didn’t cover.

WTF, I am being charged $600 a month for my Medicare premium. I am straight regular Medicare, not the BS advantage.

So when I declined to sign the form, I was told that I wouldn’t get surgery.

Yeah, death panels sound about right.

Just adds insult to injury…

Welcome to tRump’s Amerikkka.

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Patricia Knouse's avatar

$600 ? Wow. I’m under$200.

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Jeaunice Pulliam's avatar

I’m 1st yr on original Medicare. I had blood work done in March. Since they said it was unauthorized blood work, Dr orders it, tgat I must pay it and that I signed something saying I knew that! I called my supplemental company AFLAC and they informed me since denied by Medicare they can’t pay any of it. So I’m to cough up 280/mo in premiums and pay for labs $890 then any actual treatment. Truly peeved.

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KJ's avatar

You can now buy lab tests directly online. It is cheaper than trying to get labs from Medicare.

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Anastasia's avatar

Look at the shit they're spending money on. A Ballroom, $50,000 sign on for new ICE recruits, bonuses, flyovers, payouts, tariffs. National Guard where they're unnecessary. The list goes on. It's f-ing maddening!

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Robert Davis's avatar

With the Federal Income Contribution Act (FICA), we all paid 15.3% of our income throughout our working years to pay for Medicare and Social Security, so not a handout! AI has great potential, but how it works in Medicare depends on how fair the programming is. IT guys know how to manipulate the algorithms to sway “clinical” decisions, with their incentives to enrich themselves allowing them to pick our pockets at will.

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Julie's avatar

I saw someone say the other day and I agree, AI is why they are actively trying to kill us. If they develop and depend on AI, they won’t need humans to work for them. If they don’t need us, they don’t care if we live or die. It makes sense. Now they are using this to determine if our elderly and disabled get medical care? It’s disgusting. They only value us if they can use us.

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Donna's avatar

They smile as they destroy us…

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Megan Rothery's avatar

Use/share this spreadsheet (bit.ly/Goodtrouble) as a resource to call/email/write members of Congress, the Cabinet and news organizations. Reach out to those in your own state, and those in a committee that fits your topic. Call. Write. Email. Protest. Unrelentingly. We deserve better ❤️‍🩹🤍💙

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Muse Tutor's avatar

THis is not normal. This is NOT normal. THIS is not normal. This is not NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL THis is not normal. This is NOT normal. THIS is not normal. This is not NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMALTHis is not normal. This is NOT normal. THIS is not normal. This is not NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL THis is not normal. This is NOT normal. THIS is not normal. This is not NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL

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Barbara Rainey's avatar

Powerful information. Every senior citizen is know they want to eventually kill us before our to pay a billionaire owned business the money we should be using for medical care. AI doesn’t have any knowledge about health care only about making money for the business that will cause suffering and death for us. This is more than outrageous it’s criminal.

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Lisa Houck's avatar

CALL your legislators! Much more impactful than email. Speak to a human staffer. Let them hear you as you voice your opposition to this bullshit. If you get shunted to voicemail, leave a strong message. Even better: stop in to the office. That REALLY shakes them up.

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Jeri's avatar

Mother f-er

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G.G.'s avatar

This makes me so angry! DEEPLY disappointed in “Dr Oz”! We’ve paid into the system & now they want to kill us off & keep our premiums! Please, give me 5 minutes with that taint trump & I’ll prep him for HELL. Then give me 5 more minutes with “Dr Oz” & then call his wife to pick up what’s left of him! Enough already! These poor excuses for humans need removal like a cancerous tumor! 😡🤬

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BJ Zamora's avatar

When will Republicans realize that their Republican leaders, and especially their Great Orange Master, care only for business and profit and not America’s citizens like them?

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Marianne Giesler's avatar

JFC

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Brigid's avatar

FUCK THIS!

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Bootrix's avatar

i have faxed your writing to the Dems in Washington DC to the ones that I have fax numbers for as well as a personal story on how this will affect me because I am a Medicare recipient.

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