In his convention speech in Charlotte, President Obama vowed
to block the Republican Medicare reform plan because “no American should ever
have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies.”
But back in Washington, his Health and Human Services
Department is launching a pilot program that would shift up
to 2 million of the poorest and most-vulnerable seniors out of the
federal Medicare program and into private health insurance plans overseen by
the states.
The administration has accepted applications from 18 states
to participate in the program, which would give states money to purchase
managed-care plans for people who are either disabled or poor enough to qualify
for both Medicare and Medicaid. HHS approved
the first state plan, one forMassachusetts,
last month. . . . . . National Journal. - read the full article.
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