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Based on other public and internal messages, it subtly endorses hundreds of billions of Medicare cuts over the next decade as a first step toward ending Washington's responsibility entirely by shifting the obligation to states that, in turn, will force their residents to bear the burden through higher taxes, on their own, or for those who can't afford it, get no coverage when they most need it. That's Obamacare's promise, the one AARP endorses with thousands of its members dropping their memberships from an organization mindless of their interests.
On its Health Action Now web site, AARP headlines "Myths vs. Facts (saying) Don't Let the Myths About Health Care Reform Scare You," then follows with misinformation and outright distortion of the facts by claiming:
-- Obamacare won't ration care;
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-- proposals call for hundreds of billions in cuts over ten years with near certain greater amounts to follow;
-- billions in waste will be eliminated;
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-- the above cuts will eliminate essential services, thus assuring less care, not more;
-- lower drug prices;
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-- no mandate exists to cut them, just a non-binding promise on existing products and none whatever on new ones;
-- "the so-called 'public plan' option (will) give American consumers choice if they can't find affordable, quality coverage in the private insurance market;
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-- most people won't qualify for a public option, and the one discussed will provide fig leaf cover for a weak and ineffective plan, not high-quality care for its recipients;
-- Obamacare guarantees "all Americans a choice of health care plans they can afford;"
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