People protest in downtown Louisville outside of Humana for better health care

[Northeast Agent]

[EXTERNAL LINK] - People protest in downtown Louisville outside of Humana for better health care

"We are victims," Kirk Gillenwaters, Medicare Advantage patient, said. "We are victims in this because like I said, we are seniors and by the fact that we shouldn't have to go out there and be in this rat race to try to find new doctors."

The group also wants to see big changes to Medicare and a shift away from Medicare Advantage Plans. They're pushing for a national, not-for-profit, single-payer Medicare system.

 

[Chazm]

So, they want original Medicare?

 

[axeman462]

So, they want original Medicare?

seems like they could just as easily sign up for one of Humana Medicare supplements. Who is forcing them to take MAPD?

 

[goillini52]

seems like they could just as easily sign up for one of Humana Medicare supplements. Who is forcing them to take MAPD?

The freebies. They want to have their cake...and eat it too.

 

[rmhaire]

OP says they're protesting for national health care. Health care and Medicare for all.

Some idiots will protest anything. Pretty sure not one person in the whole damn group understands how Medicare works.

They should be down here in South Georgia protesting. It's raining and yesterday it wasn't. That's climate change.

 

[Newby]

[EXTERNAL LINK] - People protest in downtown Louisville outside of Humana for better health care

"We are victims," Kirk Gillenwaters, Medicare Advantage patient, said. "We are victims in this because like I said, we are seniors and by the fact that we shouldn't have to go out there and be in this rat race to try to find new doctors."

The group also wants to see big changes to Medicare and a shift away from Medicare Advantage Plans. They're pushing for a national, not-for-profit, single-payer Medicare system.

They already have Medicare available. They chose to go off of it.

 

[ValeRosso]

Not sure if this has anything to do with that, but for at least 30 clients of mine, an entire healthcare system is no longer accepting Humana MAPD as of Jan 1st. 9 hospitals and over 220 care locations.

 

[InsuranceGuy29]

These people are all nuts. For those that don't know, these are not organic protests by frustrated people on Medicare. These are FAR left extremist communists that are VERY organized by communist think-tanks.

Their ultimate goal is taking over everyone's healthcare, so that you have absolutely zero options and are totally controlled.

That's why they hate Medicare Advantage....because there's many different companies and it gives people OPTIONS to choose their Medicare based upon what is important to THEMSELVES, personally....as everyone is different, and also have different budgets, etc.

This stuff is all right off the pages of Saul Alinsky's "Rules For Radicals." Literally Rule#1 is "Take Control Of Healthcare System.....you control the healthcare, you control the people."

 

[Millwood]

This has already partially happened.
We have linked our healthcare to our tax return ie IRMMA, ACA.

 

[InsuranceGuy29]

This has already partially happened.
We have linked our healthcare to our tax return ie IRMMA, ACA.

Without a doubt. The ACA ("Obamacare") was not about providing people with healthcare. It was about siphoning tons of extra money from the middle class. It was authored by Ezekiel Emmanuel (Rahm Emmanuel's brother) who is another hardline communist.

They wanted control of peoples healthcare. Anytime your taxes and wages are linked to your health insurance policy, then something is VERY wrong. The amount of information you have to provide to the federal government just to get a health insurance policy is absolutely insane.

And the best part is, the more money you make, the more they charge. One might be fine with that......BUT....the more money you make, the WORSE your insurance benefits get. It's a weapon against the middle class.