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Obama calls for protecting Medicare
US President Barack Obama called Saturday for protecting Medicare — a government-run health insurance program for the senior, drawing a sharp distinction between his plan and that of his Republican opponents. “Here in America, we believe in keeping our promises – especially to our seniors who have put in a…
Paul Ryan stumps with his mother to combat allegations he wants to dismantle Medicare
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan campaigned with his mother on Saturday to combat allegations he wants to dismantle Medicare, a politically sensitive public health program for seniors. “Like a lot of Americans, when I think about Medicare it’s not the program. It’s not a bunch of numbers. It’s what…
Romney: My Medicare plan is ‘the same if not identical’ to Ryan’s
After some initial confusion, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is making it clear that his plan for Medicare is “the same if not identical” to a proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) that Democrats say would end the program as it exists today. After Romney announced on Saturday that…
Pawlenty suggests that Soledad O’Brien doesn’t understand English
Romney surrogates going up against CNN host Soledad O’Brien clearly haven’t learned their lesson. A day after former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu angrily told O’Brien to “put an Obama bumper sticker on your forehead,” former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney’s national campaign co-chair, suggested that the CNN host…
Watch live: Mitt Romney makes campaign stop in Florida
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a campaign stop in Florida on Mondday. A Reuters analysis found that Romney’s vice presidential pick of Paul Ryan could be damaging to Republicans in Florida because Ryan’s budget is particularly harsh on Medicare, and the state’s elderly population might object to such cuts.…
Axelrod: Ryan plan is a ‘prescription for economic catastrophe’
Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod on Sunday warned that the budget plan authored by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), was a “prescription for economic catastrophe.” During an interview on NBC, host David Gregory predicted that Romney and his VP pick would claim…
Medicare finds penis pump fraud is big business
Medicare payments for penis pumps have skyrocketed by 500% over the last decade, going from $7.2 million in 2000 to over $36 million in 2011, and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been busy looking into allegations of fraud. Although erectile dysfunction is a common problem in older…
Tammy Duckworth fires back at ‘extremist loud mouth’ Rep. Joe Walsh
After he implied she was not a “true hero,” Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth said Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) was just as irresponsible with his words as he was with his actions. “He voted against Medicare three times,” she told MSNBC host Ed Schultz. “When I say my wounds help me…
14 million seniors receive free preventive services in 2012 thanks to health reform
More than 14 million seniors received at least one preventive service at no cost to them during the first five months of 2012 under the healthcare reform law’s new preventive benefits for Medicare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday that another 1.1 million seniors in 2012 took…
Martin Sheen: Stand Up for Medicare
I’m not going to make any unoriginally obvious The West Wing comparisons. Let me just say that after you’re done watching this barn-burner of a video, sign this petition. Game on, boyfriend! (Eh. I tried. Who can help it, really?)…
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