Democrats are leading the moral and practical charge to get South Dakota to accept the money-saving, life-saving Medicaid expansion offered by the Affordable Care Act. Republicans are dragging their feet, claiming oh-so-cynically that they want to take their time and…
Posts tagged as “Medicare”
The budget hawks in Washington are considering raising the eligibility age for Medicare. The Congressional Budget Office has calculated that excluding younger old folks from Medicare would reduce federal spending of $113 billion over ten years. Those savings come by…
I don't like calling old ladies liars. But Kristi, putting your grandma on TV to lie for you doesn't change the fact that you and she are lying about President Obama and Medicare: We're not robbing Medicare or Medicare beneficiaries.…
I encourage candidates to ignore the polls and run as if they were five points behind. Rep. Kristi Noem appears to be taking me seriously. Despite all of her advantages of incumbency, money, and horsewomanship, she keeps advertising as if…
Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan wants to turn Medicare into a private voucher program. Kristi Noem has supported Ryan's Medicare privatization since 2010, even though she'll deny the facts of the plan to your face. Vice President Joe Biden says…