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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (1314)	11/16/2017 5:36:03 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (2) of 2202

Politifact is so biased it's hardly worth mentioning....but even so... I'd say it's robbing medicare beneficiaries because we end up getting squeezed by the providers to make up the shortfall...a mere $800,000,000,000. You can label that whatever you want, but reduced/more expensive care is in effect... an earlier death sentence for many seniors. ====== politifact.com "Obamacare doesn’t literally "rob" Medicare. But the Affordable Care Act does include provisions that reduce future increases in Medicare spending. In other words, the law slows down the rising costs of Medicare. It’s also important to note that the savings come at the expense of insurers and hospitals, not beneficiaries. (The $700 billion figure is also old, from a 2012 report by the Congressional Budget Office. It’s now updated to about $800 billion.)" .... "The Affordable Care Act aims to cut future Medicare costs by reducing payments to private insurers and hospitals, not beneficiaries, though this could indirectly squeeze beneficiaries. The claim is partially accurate but leaves out important context. We rate it Half True."

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