The New York Times > National > Medicare Change Will Limit Access to Claim Hearing:


“WASHINGTON, April 23 – A new federal policy will make it significantly more difficult for Medicare beneficiaries to obtain hearings in person before a judge when the government denies their claims for home care, nursing home services, prescription drugs and other treatments.”

“For years, hearings have been held at more than 140 Social Security offices around the country. In July, the Department of Health and Human Services will take over the responsibility, and department officials said all judges would then be located at just four sites – in Cleveland; Miami; Irvine, Calif.; and Arlington, Va.”

Hmmm. So let me see if I have this straight: you are on Medicare (which means you DO NOT or CANNOT afford your own insurance), and you were denied a claim by the Department of Health and Human Services. Now, in order to see a judge, you have to fly, drive, take a train, or a bus to one of these four cities to see a judge about it–with your medical condition, or pending operation, or . . . .

Just a quick look at the math . . . and it is easy to see the implications. While these two-faced liars are standing up, talking their “double-speak,” and passing proclamations about Terry Schiavo–how everyone has a right to live, they are clearly passing REAL, working legislation that is going to bleed the poor of our nation to death.