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In reply to the discussion: does anyone know if seniors are eligible for ACA. [View all]kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)You took something out of context or misunderstood sarcasm about some RW meme.
My dear CreekDog, Medicare and Social Security don't have a bigger fan than me. None of my grandparents (AND the one great-grandparent I knew) all had comfortable, secure elder years exactly because of Medicare and Social Security. So did my om, to the extent that was possible given her mental illness. And I hope they are around, or better yet Medicare For All, when I retire.
I've been arguing with a relative on FB about Medicare and the ACA and their stupid nonsense about denying hip replacements (the new version of death panels) so maybe I got my wires crossed and misspoke somewhere?
But it's more likely you misunderstood my snarking about some stupid RW claptrap.
I DO agree with my flaming liberal BIL that there is going to have to be a discussion at some point about cost controls. He sees far too many breathing corpses getting major procedures that physicians order up (with dollar signs in their eyes, no doubt) that really don't make any sense to society. If you have limited dollars for medical care (which we do), is it not better to face reality about the nearly dead and spend a few more of those dollars on people who can actually appreciate the fact that they are alive rather than on those who don't know they are alive?