The Practical Paraplegic

My story on the fading prospects for Medicare Part D was the sixth most popular story at this blog during 2008.

(Medicare Part D gave us the “donut hole,” a range of costs where coverage disappears for a time, before re-appearing later.)

My title was stark. Medicare bargains going away. The news peg was a Congressional decision to cut subsidies for Part D and not cut them on standard Medicare, which was taken in September.  READ MORE HERE

Those who read the story argued a lot about socialized medicine, but that’s a train which left the station years ago. Ronald Reagan called Medicare socialized medicine back in the mid-60s. It passed and is still with us. READ MORE HERE