Political Quotes

“late in the day on Friday--after reporters had gone home for the weekend--the Obama administration quietly released its new Medicare Advantage payment rates. The cuts the President wants to make to this program are potentially devastating to millions of Americans. The next morning the New York Times' headline read: ``U.S. Proposes Cuts to Rates in Payments for Medicare.'' Politico wrote about it too. They said: The Obama Administration is proposing a major cut in 2015 payments to Medicare Advantage. Fifteen million Americans depend on these health insurance plans the President wants to cut. Instead of listening to seniors and investing in a program that works well, the Obama administration is doing everything conceivable to make sure Medicare Advantage fails. Back in December the press gave President Obama the Lie of the Year Award for his statement that if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. Millions of people across America have now gotten letters saying their insurance plans are being canceled because of the Democrats' health care law. By cutting Medicare Advantage, I tell my colleagues, the Obama administration is now ensuring that even more Americans can't keep the health care plan they like. Twenty-nine percent of all Medicare patients have chosen to enroll in Medicare Advantage. There is a reason for that. The Medicare Advantage Program lives up to its name by delivering clear advantages.…”