The Seniors in Tampa Bay have been put through the wringer with Medicare!

Maybe you listened to the Prez and his State Address - BUT did you hear what he said?? Did you understand the messages.

I know there were many messages and it is unbelievable to believe all of what was said and proposed.

I have been in the insurance business with the 65+ market for quite a few years and I know what the seniors are going through with the bushwhacked Medicare policy(SSSSSS).

Just what was the Prez proposing? Join
managed care HMO/Medicare Choice and/or the Medicare System with supplementation.

"The government has got a stop playing a shell game without health benefits. They cut it in one corner and it pops up in another. It's just ill-conceived.
Lorraine Smith, Tampa"

"If Bush thinks I'm going to go to an HMO, he's mistaken. They worry me. They can go out of business. Shirley Frishman, Tampa"

"They (HMO'S) can be extremely difficult to communicate with. I'll just say it: I think we need doctors who speak the king's English. Elsie Rigdon, Zephyrhills"

That is just a few examples of how the seniors caught-up in the existing Medicare trap feel. As an insurance agent, it was my responsibility to explain Medicare and it's benefits and/or lack thereof.

I was heartbroken most of the time hearing the seniors tell me, "I don't know what to do! Should I buy food or medication?" This is no joke - this is reality.

I am 55 and considered a senior according the the world of AARP. So I think to myself, in 10 years that will be me and all the baby boomers. We must form some alliance to get this straightened out for the sake of the seniors who suffer now and also for the future seniors.......Me and ......