"My plan would add hearing, dental and vision benefits to Medicare," Pres. Biden....

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oh, this will be big fight with all the lobby folks in the USA.


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[jimfields33]

1. To be honest, I was shocked they were not there already

The monthly for Medicare is now 144 a month. I wonder how much they will raise the monthly to add the three. I think most important is the dental which is costly without insurance. Eyes are cheap because you can get eyeglasses pretty cheap in most places. Hearing is expensive for hearing aides. I think you can get cheapy ones from Medicare but most seniors I know get the better pair for 5 grand.

[bluecollar2]

13. That's $1200 less per month

Than I'm paying for private insurance now...

Sounds like a pretty good deal for me.

On edit: my private insurance does not include vision/dental.

[niyad]

18. Have you checked th price of cataract surgery? Just the basic, non-laser, non-special

Lens, can be around 2600 per eye. Add laser, special lens, special check after adds another 2000 per eye. Glad you think that is cheap.

[jimfields33]

24. Cateract is free unless you have a specific problem

Eyeglasses are cheap. Glad we agree.

[niyad]

25. Where do you get that it is free?

[SergeStorms]

2. Cue the crying republicans.....in 3, 2, 1...

"We cant afford it"! 😢 "There's no money for more Democratic entitlements"! 😭

"We would like to see another round of tax cuts for Wall Street and the wealthy, though".

[NurseJackie]

6. In 3-2-1... I expect to see politicians and pundits trying to take personal credit for Biden's agenda.

I just think it's wrong to try and steal the spotlight from the Biden/Harris agenda for one's own political or professional gain. Yuk!

[SergeStorms]

16. For the infrastructure bill, yes, they will.

But now they're going to use that when the voting rights bill comes up in September.

" We can work in a bipartisan manner for important bills, so you can't trash the filibuster for this bill", they'll say.

And then they'll go right back in lockstep against the voting rights bill, and dare the Democrats to trash the filibuster in an attempt to make the Democrats look unreasonable.

Too bad. The voting rights bill must be passed, or they'll take over the country and Democrats will never see a majority in Congress, or sit in the Oval Office again.

They're a rotten lot, those republicans. They're pushing hard for one party rule in this country. We cant allow that to happen under any circumstances.

[George II]

19. "Pulling Biden to the left!"

[NurseJackie]

26. I know, right?

[Ligyron]

3. Oh, Hell yeah he is going there!

The GOP is going to shit themselves.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

12. I reckon Republicans want their Senior constituents to pay thousands more annually .....

For these services out of pocket, even if they are not wealthy.

How can they be opposed to Hearing, Vision, and Dental services? I had 2 fillings done to the tune of over $400 a month ago.

[Lonestarblue]

4. Negotiating drug prices will win big points with voters.

Drug costs are outrageous in the US, and it’s way past time the US negotiated prices for government programs instead of letting drug companies charge whatever they want. Big pharma lobbyists will be howling in every Republican ear in Congress to stop this!

[Wounded Bear]

21. It should have been in the original Part D plan Bush signed...

and it would have been if repubs hadn't blocked it.

[Irish_Dem]

5. This is long overdue. A disgrace that seniors pay so much for vision, dental, hearing services.

And drug prices are crazy. I recently had one medication that was over $700 per month.

[markie]

20. I just got a prescription

$1000/month... wow! this is my first time being prescribed a medication and I was shocked! GoodRx helped a little but still too expensive

I have applied to the Pharmaceutical Company for assistance

with so many touting Medicare for all, my reply has been... great in theory, and helpful for many, but for me it (along with a BCBS Medigap policy +$200/month) doesn't cover anything that I need in the way of health care

[Wounded Bear]

22. Medicare needs some updates, for sure...

whether it is "for all" or not.

[Irish_Dem]

27. The original cost of my prescription was $1100 for a month's supply.

With GoodRx, CVS got the price down to $750.

Then one day, a CVS employee told me to try my local Kroger's pharmacy. She told me that essentially Kroger's is giving away medications because they make so much money on their groceries. I was shocked when Kroger's gave me a quote for the prescription at $77. Can you believe it? From $1100 to only $77. I of course moved my prescriptions to Krogers.

And it just goes to show you what the mark up is on these drugs. Krogers is probably still making a small profit, or at least selling at cost.

[pecosbob]

7. I'm on board...but I think many might see it hurting their portfolios.

Just like many say squashing student loan debt would set a 'bad example'.

[gab13by13]

8. Dental is the main one.

I recently spent $4,500.00 for a bridge. I have spent thousands since I retired in 2010. A root canal is up to $1,100.00 last I checked. Just getting your teeth cleaned is $80.00. Get er done.

[DinahMoeHum]

9. Go for it.

[twodogsbarking]

10. I am not at all optimistic.

[XanaDUer2]

11. Anyone on Medicare who votes republican

is an asshole. Sorry, they are.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

15. True that. Voting AGAINST their better Economic and Social Interests.....

Shows they are not very informed about much. They vote Republican because they are Pro-God, Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion. Nothing else matters.

[Submariner]

17. Now that a big chunk of the Boomer population

has died off, these long awaited add-ons to Medicare won’t crush the budget like it would have even a decade ago. Probably most of us 70+ will be off the roll call within this decade, so the millennial/gen-x’ers will be better able to pick up the tab out of their paycheck Medicare deduction.

[bronxiteforever]

23. Hearing, dental and vision help Seniors live independently

And thereby reduces nursing home and other care costs that strain the budget.

[Midnight Writer]

28. Saw ads on local TV attacking this already. Voiceover at end, if I heard right, paid for by Pharma

"Do you want the government deciding what medicines you get to take and how much you will pay for them?" accompanied by ominous music.