Don't like your entitlement, Court says TOUGH

[cme1201]

www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/07/appeals-court-seniors-on-social-security-cannot-reject-medicare-entitlement/

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court says American seniors who receive Social Security cannot reject their legal right to Medicare benefits in a rare case of someone suing to get out of a government entitlement.

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey is among the five senior citizens who sued to stop their automatic eligibility for Medicare. But the appeals court ruled in a split decision that the law gives them no way to opt out of their eligibility if they want to keep their Social Security benefits.

Armey and his co-plaintiffs say their private insurers limit their coverage because they are eligible for Medicare, but they would prefer the coverage from their private insurers.

So you can't back out. Interesting.

For those who hate anything Fox then here is the HuffPo article.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/07/dick-armey-medicare-lawsuit-social-security_n_1260051.html

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

Just like dealing with your department of motor vehicles.

[cme1201]

Feb 7, 2012 14:53:26 GMT -5 Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ said:

Just like dealing with your department of motor vehicles.

My local DMV is the easiest thing in the world, except on friday after 2.

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

"We understand plaintiffs' frustration with their insurance situation and appreciate their desire for better private insurance coverage," Judge Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a majority opinion joined by Douglas Ginsburg, both Republican appointees. But they agreed with the Obama administration that the law says those over age 65 who enroll in Social Security are automatically entitled to Medicare Part A, which covers services including hospital, nursing home care, hospice and home health care


Why don't they just declare this mandate unconstitutional? Nearly every day, some high level court is striking down one law or another as unconstitutional.

[Driftr]

Feb 7, 2012 14:56:50 GMT -5 Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ said:

Why don't they just declare this mandate unconstitutional? Nearly every day, some high level court is striking down one law or another as unconstitutional.

Just looking at this ruling and the Prop 8 ruling leads me to believe that anything that involves .gov more in our lives = good. Anything that removes .gov from our lives = bad.

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

Feb 7, 2012 15:13:50 GMT -5 Driftr said:

Feb 7, 2012 14:56:50 GMT -5 Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ said:

Why don't they just declare this mandate unconstitutional? Nearly every day, some high level court is striking down one law or another as unconstitutional.

Just looking at this ruling and the Prop 8 ruling leads me to believe that anything that involves .gov more in our lives = good. Anything that removes .gov from our lives = bad.

That seems to be the case....