Big step. Medicare benefits should be finite. A function of what the individual payed in. Not limitless.?

Question

This would save billions off the top. To keep Uncle Sam happy, if uncle bob dies with 200K left in his 'medicare fund' he wills it to whomever he wants. It can only be used for health care needs and lets say the gov gets 10% for the willing. If uncle Bob lives to 95 and runs his fund dry, the uncle Bob has to buy insurance or pay cash for healthcare. If he cant, then we shouldn't feel bad for him, as he didn't die until 95!!!

Answer 1

medicare is supposed to be a fund(run by the feds) to insure that you can medical care----unfortunately' the gov't has borrowed from that fund(whitch is our money) to finance other things--that's what deficit spending is all about--they are stealing from everyone in this country at the expense of our health care--we are the ONLY first world country WITHOUT any form of guarenteed care--the USA is # 12 on infant deaths(why?)-if it wasn't for the VA, i'd already be dead--i wonder what the interest would be for all the money they have taken out my pay since 1953? please vote for someone who has some fiscal sence

Answer 2

Medicare payments are (or should be) based on actuarial tables, just like any other form of insurance. If the average person lives to 72 and consumes X in medical costs, then payees should contribute that much. It's just government-run insurance, after all. They should run it like an insurance company does.

Answer 3

Mmm how about this, we cut off all medical care for illegals and use the money for our citizens. We could even use some of the money to ship train loads of illegals back to mexico and save even more money for our schools.

Answer 4

If it is just an account for the payer, why have them pay in at all? No one should be forced to divert resources to health care if they choose otherwise.

Answer 5

Medicare fraud is an open wound that never heals. If we made every one responsible for their actions everyone would benefit.