,000 in lifetime medicare taxes. Yet receives 250,000 in benefits. So is of taxes for 3 of benefits. Thats how medicare works. Thats for the typical family in ohio ar on the on or around the. When you multiply this, you can see why we have a totally unsustainable program because not enough money goes in to pay for the benefits coming out. Providing 3 in benefits under medicare fo for every 1 paid fr lowincome seniors is one thing. We want to make sure theyre taken care of. For the most part in their working years, those folks probably didnt earn enough to pay large medicare taxes and the program is designed to ensure that they do receive the medical coverage they would not otherwise get. But should upperincome seniors, seniors who are on medicare, receive benefits that far exceed what they pay into the system . Thats what happens now. Is that fair . I dont think so when the program is going bankrupt, when our kids and grandkids are facing massive tax increases to pay for a problem that
Cpuc leaving open the option of adjusting them once the National Transportation safety board investigation is complete. Rules include low tech, and high tech items like an Early Warning alarm system letting workers know when a train is on the way and let operators know there is someone ahead it was during the recent strike that two men were killed in walnut creek n response, cpuc ordered new emergency safety rules for all 12 transit agencies. It is unfortunately too often taking a tragedy for us to realize where gaps are. Reporter bart workers that died were on the tracks with what is called simple approval. Workers are responsible for their own safety. Bart has done way with the process. New rules include threeway communications between central control, new safety programs and standardized clothing. Us as workers know what we need. We know what we see. Reporter San Francisco muni workers are desperate for better training. We should be traind and updated yearly not biyearly or sitting
They could be at least twice as effective. We could have 500,000 rather than a quarter of a Million People enrolled. One level oft have government firmly holding the reins, it takes time. It is natural. We all get upset and exercise over the initial numbers. There is a huge news hole to fill looking for todays news. It is incumbent upon us to take a deep breath and realize some there are going to be problems early on. Over time there is reason for optimism. Thank you. We are going to turn to gretel, who is worth alabama medicaid. She is the director of the Technical Support division the Medicaid Agency. Tell us about your experience. What did you learn over the course of this program . How will lessons influence your medicaidation in the enrollment that has gone on in tandem . Thank you for allowing me to speak for alabama medicaid. As youve said before, it is on everybodys mind on how these eligibility systems are working in getting everybody enrolled in health care. That is one of th
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