Medicare bill nearly law but lobbies stay focused

The Hill by Jeffrey Young | Jul. 13, 2008 (Opinion)

Barring extraordinary turns by several Senate Republicans next week, the Medicare bill will end its nearly eight-month journey but some of the special interests working on the bill plan to keep up the pressure until the end.

America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), which opposes the provision in the bill reducing spending on private Medicare Advantage plans, and the seniors' lobby AARP, which supports the fix to physician payment cuts that make up ... Full Story »

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by Clark Davis - Oct. 1, 2008

Guess this is a fair story although not really covered in depth. It's ironic AARP is fighting for this bill after what they did to help partially destroy Medicare so they could benefit by selling alternative insurance to people with regular Medicare. I think most of the Republican senators running for reelection will be losing in November and one vote for the right thing won't help the bums. It's just amazing that arch criminal in the White House is still terrorizing gutless Democrats and anti-Humanist Republicans with his veto threats. Anyone who still supports that monster should not be allowed to stay in Congress.