How are older Americans being affected by the proposed reform?
Many senior citizens are currently afraid that with a health care reform, they will lose the benefits and comforts they receive from Medicare- primarily because viral campaigning from the Republican side of thing have led some elders to believe their end-of-life care and other life-enhancing things will no longer be offered to them. However, under Obama’s Health Care plan, according to Doug Ulman, blogger on the Washington Post’s website, the new plan would include survivorship care as part of standard medical practice- which would enhance the quality of life a senior faces after survivoring an illness. Nancy LeaMond, Executive VP of Social Impact for AARP said that none of Obama’s proposals would cut Medicare benefits, increase user costs, or lead to rationed care.
