Medicare Rights CEO makes
statement
regarding Medicare Trustees' Report
Robert
M. Hayes, president of the
Medicare
Rights
Center
, a consumer group, made the following statement regarding the Medicare
Trustee’s Annual Report:
Medicare
is no closer to insolvency than the Department of Defense.Since its origin Medicare has been funded from the same tax revenue
as the Army, Navy and Marines.Added
to those funds has always been dedicated revenue from every worker’s
payroll tax.
The
only thing to fear is the President or Congress breaking faith with our
40-year commitment to ensuring health care for older Americans.