I called Senator Shelby's office to find out if he could help me with a paperwork or administration problem with Medicare. The person answering the phone told me to write a letter & they would see what they could do.
I asked if the senator could help me if the problem was with Blue Cross. The answer was no. I asked who could help me, and was told that the insurance commission will investigate any illegal activity. I reminded her that my problem was lost paperwork, nothing illegal about that.
Then I informed her that she had just told me that Medicare was better than private insurance.
"[Stutter] [Stutter] no it isn't"
Sounding very frustrated, she asked me if there was something Senator Shelby could do.
I had a list:
Let people buy into Medicare, because it's the best health insurance.
Score Single Payer.
Score Doing Nothing. I don't want to hear how many billions various proposals will cost, without also knowing how many billions doing nothing will cost.
Let people buy into Medicare. End the age discrimination.
We have Federal Flood Insurance. We have Federal Bank Insurance. I want Federal People Insurance.