#medicare

Do you know what the overhead is of the Medicare system? One-point-zero-five percent. Do you know what - private insurance is 30 percent in overhead and profits? Given a choice how I'm going to improve health care, I'm going to take it away from private insurance profits and overhead. Wouldn't you? ↗

— Anthony Weiner

#care #choice #do you know #given #going

I believe we ought to subsidize some health care for the poor, but Medicare subsidizes everyone's health care. ↗

— James Q. Wilson

#care #everyone #health #health care #i

There is a lot of waste in government-run programs generally, and a lot of waste and fraud and misuse of money in Medicare and Medicaid that can be saved. ↗

— Chuck Grassley

#generally #lot #medicaid #medicare #misuse

We added Medicare Part D to a system facing bankruptcy and gave no thought to means testing it. ↗

— Bob Inglis

#bankruptcy #facing #gave #means #medicare

Workers organized and fought for worker rights and food safety, Social Security and Medicare - they fought to change government. And they won. ↗

— Sherrod Brown

#food #fought #government #medicare #organized

Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments. ↗

— Tom Coburn

#keep #made #medicare #must #promises

I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for our children and grandchildren. ↗

— Tom Coburn

#american dream #believe #children #dream #grandchildren

There's a need to reform Medicare, but not a need to cut a half trillion dollars out of Medicare. ↗

— Charlie Dent

#dollars #half #medicare #need #out

No one can reasonably deny that Medicare is headed for insolvency, and that Medicare's insolvency, if not rectified, will lead to the federal government's insolvency. ↗

— David Limbaugh

#federal #government #headed #lead #medicare

President Obama has admitted that Medicare is on an unsustainable course and that no amount of tax increases can fix it. ↗

— David Limbaugh

#amount #course #fix #increases #medicare