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by Scott Rothschild
July 21, 2008 at 1:51 p.m.
AARP upset with Brownback over Medicare vote
The Kansas chapter of AARP is unhappy with U.S. Sen. Sam Browback, R-Kan., who voted against a bill to prevent a 10.6 cut in reimbursements to health officials to treat Medicare patients. The measure eventually passed over President Bush's veto.Of Kansas' six member congressional delegation, only Brownback voted against the bill. He was also the only member of the Kansas delegation to vote to sustain Bush's veto.[At a news conference last week with U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan.,][1] and representatives of major health care groups, Brownback was criticized for his vote."To Sen. Brownback ... the only member of the Kansas congressional delegation to vote against improving Medicare, we are sadly disappointed in your refusal to assist your fellow Kansans with something as important as affordable health care," said Kansas' AARP state president David Wilson.When asked whether his fellow Republican made a bad choice, Roberts declined to comment."Sen. Brownback had his own position and I'm sure he could clarify that," Roberts said.Brownback stated one of the reasons he opposed the bill was that "a number of employer organizations have expressed concern that the legislation will cut payments to Medicare plans that offer coverage to their retired workers."Under the approved bill, the cut in Medicare reimbursements will be prevented by reducing subsidies paid to private insurance companies that provide the alternative Medicare Advantage.
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Confrontation (anonymous) says…
Brokeback doesn't want to do anything to anger Dubya.
conservative88 (anonymous) says…
No he is doing what he thinks is right since he is not running for reelection
admireed (anonymous) says…
I am an AARP and i liked Sam's vote.
Godot (anonymous) says…
We will never get medical costs under control if we allow the medical community to dictate to us how much the government should pay them to maintain their style of living. I am glad Brownback voted as he did. AARP should be yelling at the doctors and hospitals; they are the ones who blackmailed Congress into this.
merrill (anonymous) says…
This is the BUSHCO thinkers back door method of trying to kill medicare. Bush believes all tax dollars should go to corporate america in larger sums aka corporate socialism which is running rampant. Taking more and more of our expendable income nickle dime at a time.