McCain Would Increase Medicare Part D Premiums for High Income Seniors--A Small Step in the Right Direction
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Posted by Unknown at 11:18 AM
As part of his broader speech on economic issues John McCain today called for high income seniors to pay more for their Part D drug coverage. Couples making more than $160,000 a year would pay higher premiums.This is a good idea and a down payment on something I believe is ultimately unavoidable--means testing for entitlement programs.It isn't news that the cost of senior programs--Medicare,