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Washington, D.C.— Patients First, A Project of Americans for Prosperity™ is praising efforts by Senate Republicans to prevent more than $400 Billion from being slashed from Medicare as part of the controversial health care overhaul that has been proposed by Democrats. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has proposed a critical amendment that would protect seniors and the social program from more than $400 Billion in planned cuts.
“The McCain Amendment is an absolutely essential safeguard to protect America’s seniors,” said Dr. Eric Novack, an orthopedic surgeon and patients’ advocate with the group Patients First. “This Washington takeover legislation would cut nearly $465 Billion in Medicare funding for seniors. This is an awful bill, and these drastic Medicare cuts for seniors are completely unacceptable. Medicare also needs reform, but if there are truly hundreds of billions of dollars that can be saved in Medicare, those funds should be kept within Medicare to shore up its finances and reduce its outrageous unfunded liabilities.”
President Obama and Congressional Leaders promised to pass health care legislation that would control costs and not add to the federal budget deficit. In order to achieve these goals, Medicare funding has been placed on the chopping block.
“America’s seniors are being sacrificed as Washington transfers funds from Medicare to pay for expensive new entitlement programs,” said Dr. Novack. “Harry Reid has taken out the scalpel and chainsaw in his effort to ration care for seniors to pay for this 2,074-page legislative behemoth that will still cost taxpayers trillions while diverting Medicare funds and leaving 24 million Americans uninsured. This is not real reform.”
Americans for Prosperity® (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen leaders committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and scope of government is the best safeguard to ensuring individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. AFP educates and engages citizens in support of restraining state and federal government growth, and returning government to its constitutional limits. AFP has more than 800,000 members, including members in all 50 states, and 25 state chapters. More than 55,000 Americans in all 50 states have made a financial investment in AFP or AFP Foundation. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org.
Patients First is a project of Americans for Prosperity® (AFP), focused on real health care reform that will lead to more choices for patients and affordable healthcare options for all. Patients First is not affiliated in any way with Patient First health clinics. For more information on Patients First, go to www.JoinPatientsFirst.com.
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