Medicare Fiasco

Upon perusing the handbook, “Medicare & You 2018,” that was acquired at the Senior Citizens Fair at Kahala Mall last week, a feels my of great despondency set in. The cost of Medicare Part A & B plus the “optional” Part D prescription drug plan may come to $140 per month. In addition, there are copayments, deductibles, and absurd fees. There is also and option to purchase third party supplemental health insurance or Medicare Advantage (third-party complete replacement health insurance). Lots of money could be flowing out to healthcare providers as a result.

Medicare and its supplements or replacements is fine for senior citizens who desire to fall into the trap of medical “quackery” as well as those who seek medication as a “cure all” for every problem. The average senior citizen is bound to at least 25 prescription drugs. There also a host of different surgeries or procedures that are often pushed onto unwilling senior citizens. The whole Medicare program is a “cash cow” for the medical-industrial complex.

The collapsing empire is comprised of sickly rank-and-file peons. Junk food, junk life-styles, junk values ... all combine to create tremendous stress on the body. Eventually the body succumbs to illnesses, tumors, cancers, and psychological trauma. The medical-industrial complex then steps in to profit from the outcome. Only the affluent “one-percent” are immune or can afford real medical care instead of “cash cow” medical “quackery.”

The scope of the problem must somehow find resolution in the postponed long-term strategic plan. Inevitably, the need to expatriate from empire for sake of sanity and health must be considered. As empire moves into the late stages of collapse, proximity is not a recommended option. Escaping empire will be the top priority. The big question ... escape to where?