John Curry on Medicare ripoffs

From: John Curry

Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005

Subject: Medicare rip-offs- right from the horse's mouth, but the horse doesn't practice what he preaches!

A fellow retiree questioned a previous email about whether Medicare Part D drugs should be "put up for bid" like the Veteran's Administration does. In 2006, the Medicare part D has been "privatized" by the current administration with the "blessings" of the current majority in Congress. Maybe they didn't read their own government's Government Accounting Office's 1995 memo that addresses the issue of pricing vs. bidding for medical supplies. Also, please read the fine print at the bottom of this U.S. Government document that should open a few eyes. Things are getting pretty bad when our own government gives a warning and it is not heeded. The attachment is from the 1995 GAO (Government Accounting Office) memo.

John, A Proud CORE member