Carson Hosts Senior Forum on Medicare

May 18, 2011

CARSON HOSTS SENIOR FORUM ON MEDICARE
Seniors gather in Indianapolis to talk about recent budget proposals

INDIANAPOLIS – Congressman André Carson met with over a hundred seniors at the Southeast Community Service Center on Shelby Street today to discuss the impact the 2012 House Republican budget will have on Medicare.

Under the guise of debt reduction, the Republican's plan increases prescription drug costs for millions of seniors while also ending free preventive services provided under the Affordable Care Act. In addition, the Republican budget ends Medicare in its current form in exchange for vouchers that seniors would use to buy private insurance. However, the estimated cost for a typical senior buying a plan equal to Medicare will be over $20,000, leaving seniors to pay at least double in new out-of-pocket expenses by 2020.

"We must address our debt, but I won't support making seniors sacrifice more so Republicans can preserve tax breaks for millionaires and the oil companies making record profits while we pay ridiculous prices for gas," said Congressman Carson.

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