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Obama Unleashes New Medicare Study

By Politicofact   Follow   Sun, 9 Sep 2012, 10:45am   315 views   4 comments
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As President Obama defies bad job numbers this week to widen his lead over the Republican ticket by as much as 4 points, he prepared to cite a new Medicare study Sunday that slams Mitt Romney’s health-care plan for seniors. According to the study, elderly Americans in 2023 would have to hand over as much as $60,000 more over their retirement for health-care coverage under Romney’s plan for Medicare. It is anticipated that Obama will cite the study, which was conducted by a Harvard academic and veteran of the Clinton and Obama White Houses, as he campaigns for a second day in Florida.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama is drawing fresh attention to Medicare in all-important Florida, seizing on an election-year issue that's been more favorable to Democrats. Campaigning for a second day in a state where older voters and workers approaching retirement hold sway, Obama was expected to highlight a study by a Democratic leaning group that concluded that on average a man or woman retiring at age 65 in 2023 would have to pay $59,500 more for health care over the length of their retirement under Mitt Romney's plan. The numbers are even higher for younger people who retire

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   1   2:15pm Tue 11 Sep 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (4)   Dislike (1)   According to the study, elderly Americans in 2023 would have to hand over as much as $60,000 more over their retirement for health-care coverage under Romney’s plan for Medicare. It is anticipated that Obama will cite the study, which was conducted by a Harvard academic and veteran of the Clinton and Obama White Houses, as he campaigns for a second day in Florida.

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   2   2:37pm Tue 11 Sep 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (6)   Obama buys fiddle, heads to Rome.

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   3   2:43pm Tue 11 Sep 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (4)   Politifact says It is anticipated that Obama will cite the study, which was conducted by a Harvard academic and veteran of the Clinton and Obama White Houses, as he campaigns for a second day in Florida. I knew it would be a credible study....

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   4   2:48pm Thu 13 Sep 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (4)   http://washingtonexaminer.com/franchisors-warn-obamacare-will-halve-profits/article/2507920#.UFI7YUJibk0 But since liberal democrats hate success and profit they see this as a clear victory. Unfortunately it will cause more unemployment and underemployment for the very people who support them. Oops, and this from a caring and compassionate group of wise political leaders.