The Times They Are A Changing

🗣️ @SenAdamSchiff: “I want to see MEDICARE FOR ALL… we need to do big bold things to bring down health care costs.” #MedicareForAllNOW https://t.co/JSsgCqKTD6

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 13, 2026

I’m on Medicare because I’m an old guy. So old my doctor of 25 years, retired. I have an appointment with a new one in a few weeks. It’s the end of the year, my meager Medicare deductible has long since been used up (it’s about $250, IIRC). The doctor’s office sent me a note on what I can expect to pay for the initial visit.

$0.

There is a fee. Medicare is covering it. 

I have an app on my phone that tells me what Medicare covers. I seldom use it because I seldom need to. But try finding out what’s covered in regular insurance. I also get checks from Medicare when I paid for services that should have been covered at time of service. Medicare doesn’t contest coverage. It just pays.

Why shouldn’t it be this way for everyone? Heaven knows, life would be a misery and a travail if I didn’t have Medicare coverage in the years when I most need healthcare. But I had to live this long to get here. 

Why this obstacle course? Why this endurance test?