Just when you thought it was safe from the perils of the conservative attack machine–the privatization of Medicare has reared its ugly head….just recently the GOP was attacking Dems for their proposals on Medicare and I was truly impressed that they would defend medicare,  a program they have been trying to destroy for decades….but as usual, it was just smoke and mirrors on the part of the Repubs….it was the same game they always play…..

Rep. Broun of Georgia has introduced a bill that will try and privatize Medicare, HR 3889…….thinkprogress.org is reporting on this issue:

In an attempt to reclaim the right’s rich tradition of opposing Medicare, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) has proposed legislation that would roll back the Medicare system and replace it with a system of vouchers that seniors could use to purchase private insurance:

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun introduced his own health care reform bill last week that would, among other things, privatize the Medicare insurance program for seniors.

Broun’s bill would replace government benefits with vouchers that could be spent on private insurance or put in tax-free medical savings accounts.

Oh My God they NEVER stop trying…do they?

Will it be this?  A whole new set of reforms that will help the insurance companies while screwing the consumer?  Not a chance…it is the SAME lame reforms they always try to pass to call it health reform….Do as little as possible, but make it look like a chore to get it done…..it is just that easy….

God forbid that they, the Repubs, try to resurrect the really lame idea of health savings accounts (HSA)!