Statements about Medicare
"Nobody has been talking about it (Medicaid fraud), focused on it, or paying attention to it."
"Congresswoman Bachmann actually said we should be 'weaned' off our Social Security and Medicare. She wants to privatize Social Security and replace Medicare with some kind of voucher system."
Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid."
Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011.
"In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson ... got a $25 billion to $30 billion carve-out for Medicare Advantage patients in their state."
"The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion."
Seniors with coverage under Medicare Advantage will give up "more than their share" because of health care reform
Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors.
AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands."
"Medicare does just as good, if not better, at keeping people healthy" as Medicare Advantage.
"Medicare began as a public option and now holds 97 percent of the market share."
"All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board."
"Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's a full 20 percent of every dollar that's spent on Medicare goes to fraud."
"If we went back to the obesity rates that existed back in the 1980s, the Medicare system over several years could save as much as a trillion dollars."
Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits.
"But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week."
"When he was asked a few years ago whether he could see himself lifting the cap on the payroll tax, (McCain) said, 'I could.' But today he's attacking me for holding the very same position."
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