An Inside Look at Health Care for the Elderly and Medicare

It is somewhat perplexing that as Medicare is draining our federal coffers, as we are spending almost a trillion dollars in wasted medical dollars, as we are enriching many doctors and institutions but are falling farther behind in health outcomes, as thoughtful and compassionate health care is being replaced by protocol driven doctors staring at computer screens, our political leaders and candidates are entirely ignoring the need for genuine medical reform. Yes, there are p

Given the spiraling and often unnecessary expenses with which Medicare must grapple, it is no surprise that this essential bastion of health care delivery for the elderly is rapidly going bankrupt. Currently the average Medicare recipient takes far more out of the system than he/she has put in during his/her lifetime, meaning that there is a constant draining of funds. Also, the aging of our population is placing more people under Medicare’s auspices. Therefore, Congress