Medicare is great, and needs protected.

Medicare is great!!!

Medicare is not an insurance program. It is set up in a way that lets todays workers help pay the medical bills for Seniors I have heard a lot of neg. comments made about how the U.S. Government runs this program. A lot of politicians disparage the government on it's handling of Medicare. Here are a few facts.

1. The worker that makes $50,000 a year has 1.5% of his or her wages taken out for this program . That's $750 a year.

2. The employer has to match that amount making the total deduction per worker $1,500 a year.

3. The average amount that is spent on medical costs for seniors is around $3,800 per year.

　

The Government does a fantastic job of holding costs down by limiting the amount Doctors. and hospitals can charge a patient. Simply put; the gov spends around $3,800 to cover the medical costs of a senior. Private insurance charges an average of $12,000 premiums a year to a person who needs coverage.

There is way too much profit built into the system. A government run system would be a lot more efficient and less expensive. Our political leaders will not tell us the truth because they are paid off ,or lobbied, by the insurance industries. The health of Americans is too important to let this happen.. A National Insurance plan would be a lot cheaper and more efficient than private coverage.

We do not have the best health care in the world. Saying it over and over  does not make it  true.  The main reason that Medicare will run into trouble in the future is because of the unfunded  MedicarePart D that Bush signed into law. Wonder why he did that