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NSC Pressure Helps Shut Down Key Part of Obamacare |
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The National Seniors Council is claiming a partial victory against Obamacare with the announcment by the Department of Health and Human Services that it is shutting down the controversial Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) Act, which was a brianchild of the late Senator Ted Kennedy.
The big government long-term care program is an integral part of President Obama’s massive Health Control Law. However, in recent months it has become clear that the program was not financial sound and could never work.
“I do not see a path to move forward with CLASS at this time,” wrote the program’s Administrator, Kathy Greenlee, in a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
“The CLASS Act is a financial train wreck,” says NSC National Director Robert Crone. “NSC has been fighting for its reapeal ever since Obamacare was originally passed by Congress. We’re glad that the Administration understands what a disaster this program is.”
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Board Says Next Year Critical for Council and Seniors |
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Facing a sour economy and a federal government that seems increasingly hostile to the cares and concerns of senior citizens, the National Seniors Council’s leadership says it considers 2012 a pivotal year.
“The NSC board of directors has been taking a look at the political and economic environment and it is clear to us that 2012 will be the most important and difficult year for NSC,” explains Robert Crone, the Council’s National Director. “Seniors are scared. NSC’s fundraising is way off so we may have to scale back our programs next year and the Obama Administration seems determined to keep advancing its big-government anti-seniors agenda.”
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Obama Plan to “Rein In” Medicare Relies on Rationing |
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 President Obama has outlined his plan to cut the federal budget deficit and it is very bad news for America’s senior citizens. The plan relies heavily on cutting Medicare expenditures through an unelected board of bureaucrats established by Obamacare.
Under Obama’s proposal, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) will be charged with being very aggressive in approving Medicare payments to doctors in order to save the government money.
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