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Rep. Schakowsky on Making Medicare More Efficient

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    Rep. Jan Schakowsky, (D-Ill.), on how to make a more efficient Medicare system.

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Party and many others quite rightly so criticize Republicans.

When they say we're gonna weed out waste and fraud I mean dinner to dinner at a time now.

But I don't never have not -- never ever -- and I asked well.

But it's not true what the Republican plan is to shift costs.

Two of the seniors it doesn't do anything to make it more efficient -- throws seniors into the hands of the not so -- relentless currents.

Well I think -- and I don't even Republicans are gonna have to come back to the American people and say it is better than that you've been -- You're going to in the future have to pay more -- Bottom line you're gonna get less in benefits and you're gonna -- more that is the inexorable direction now you can quibble over.

How much less in benefits and how much more cost.

But I cannot see another way around us this plan fundamentally changes Medicare.

Change it into a program what they have to collapse of the private market.

Page 6000 dollars that's what the congressional budget off fine thank you wanna check all of your outlook and your rights man you're well within your rights to -- that asunder.

But I think you're doing a disservice to your constituents and Americans to tell them.

That with just some adjustments and a cost benefit contain -- and streamlining efficiencies.

Does he get this -- say.

This week we did not just forget international and -- care.

For our whole health care system in this country American people can't afford health -- we have to make it more efficient.

We can't just -- -- -- when -- -- -- instrument that's the problem.

We can't afford this and I think the sooner both sides which -- -- American vehicles that gravy train not just can't drive it.

Private insurance isn't covering people if there.

And so people cannot afford though and businesses can't afford those rising cost down crying I -- -- -- -- all sides -- reality adds to me.

Kinda suck it up.

And not -- -- the Republicans are demagoguing get up.

And and now saying that -- please be nice to us now after they ran a whole campaign charging -- -- -- -- something -- -- -- table.

It wasn't perfect you're quite right.

They put something on the table and you guys -- the -- And and we we are willing to sit down and talk about -- -- don't you don't know -- you really be important appalled and yeah they -- and the guy.

How many times can I say that we could save billions of dollars by having more efficient.

The drug plan the Republicans wrote into the bill that Medicare unlike the the veterans administration is not permitted.

To negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies because the Republicans were in the pocket of the pharmaceutical companies we could save billions and reel -- hundreds of -- dot.

Let's say they were in the pocket of the pharmaceutical companies that there even less obese and not on just telling him.

Both sides event planning in the states here but it if it if people come out of this whole sordid back and forth.

Without any constructive -- -- to Medicare and sue equate reigning in the growth of Medicare.

With destroying Medicare by whatever means it's not we may never own -- and is getting alright -- noting that Italy and above about I'm telling.

We're talking about slowing the growth of something we can't afford.

I -- the insurance company overhead is like 20% Medicare is about 3% we can make it more efficient and yeah.

You can have -- -- again.

I'm not -- I think that.

Then -- diligently on the table instead we have put -- plant yet yeah yeah if you or I -- Atlanta that it was not perfect you're very right about that.

But he into Atlanta the day we're able to hear Farrakhan and -- -- he put it will come out there were no justice in its and you know what it we don't get -- under control you.

How how could you.

124 billion dollars in savings man number is that right in the -- I'd like hundred.

I'm talking about the 500 billion dollars that Republicans decided to try and call 800 -- that is going to be sucked out of Medicare under the president's plan.

But it isn't exactly at exactly what I think that we can make it but it doesn't cut benefits it does not cut benefits.

My only concern -- and and we can respectfully disagree and I admire what you're trying to do my worry is.

That we go back -- -- obtaining the other side is evil.

And nothing gets -- Nothing gets done.

Well we would like to see revenue -- the table for got to balance the budget the Republicans are the ones who say.

Absolutely now we have agreed to tax to to to cutting spending.

They will not agree to putting revenue on the table the American people 81% of them are saying the best way.

To deal with the deficit and the debt.

Tax millionaires and billionaires but don't touch my Medicare -- don't -- that I saw -- -- today is about to just deal is that they're raised his job that -- -- Thank you very much -- an advance and now that you --

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