TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   I am not eligible for “Healthcare.gov.” I am being penalized for being 77 years old. I am forced to spend between five and ten times what someone half my age pays for medical services because the only services available to me are from Medicare. Medicare is the most expensive healthcare plan in the universe of developed nations. It is limited and more costly than the plan known as “Obamacare,” and far more expensive than any plan in every other nation in the world. My wife and I face an extremely difficult situation. When we were first eligible for Medicare, we couldn’t afford part “B.” If we want additional care today, we must pay a penalty, although we paid for Medicare for more than 40 years of our lives. Obamacare allows anyone to apply for benefits we could not receive without punishment. What the f**k is this all about? My bride will be 73 in December, and I am 77. It appears to both of us that our government prefers that we die rather than have life-savi

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   Every developed nation in the world offers 100 percent of their people free healthcare with the exception of the United States of America. This is an embarrassment for every politician who fallaciously claims that America is the greatest country in the world. Great countries place their people first. Our country places corporate profits ahead of 330 million men, women, and children. A report including 15 developed nations place the United States in 15 th place when quality of life is the topic. After the passage of “Obamacare” in March, 2010, the number of Americans without healthcare decreased. However, 27.2 million Americans remain uninsured. Not included in these statistics are millions of elderly men and women who have Medicare part A, but cannot afford Medicare part B. My wife and I are two of them. The statistics vary by region. For example, in Massachusetts, the number of uninsured is 2.5 percent, while in Texas, the number is 18 percent. The rate of u