Thanks, Yosemitest. I’m sending notes expressing my displeasure with this government intrusion.
This is war!!
My mom’s state coverage is excellent. My in-laws have had nothing but trouble and expense under Med., part D.
But I don't care what free-market theory says, as someone who has been deeply involved in the care of elderly parents and in-laws it's clear to me that in the real world attempts to involve private providers in heath care for the elderly have been a political boondoggle, mostly adding lots of administrative expense that provides little if any additional value, and often ruthlessly exploiting elderly citizens to are in no position to be sophisticated consumers of byzantine medical insurance plans.