Words mean something. That is something that left-wing ideologues never want to acknowledge (for example, "state" does not mean "federal," "global warming" does not mean it is getting colder, and so forth--despite what the left says).
The most common example of lefties not believing that words mean something in Medicare is their total lack of understanding of the words, public Part C Medicare Advantage health plan. (Perhaps it is not a misunderstanding; some left-wing idelogues appear to hate seniors so much that they truly want to keep us from joining a Medicare HMO.)
It is pretty simple second-grade English. If it is a Part of Medicare, it is public. Parts C and D of Medicare are just as public as Parts A and B of Medicare. None of the Parts of Medcare are private1 insurance.
1The left's usual reply to this is that Part C is offered by private insurance companies. That is true. But so are Parts A and B of Medicare. However because Parts A and B are one-size-fits-all across the United States, the beneficiary does not see the "offer." That decision is made for them by the bureaucrats in Washington who pick 15 or so different insurance companies to provide A and B in various parts of the country. Often these are the same companies that offer a Part C health plan. The real difference between the Parts of Medicare is the type of coverage provided -- A and B are fee for service and A and B and C are managed. The difference is not whether the major payor is the government (true for all Parts of Medicare) or the administrator is a private insurance company (true for all Parts of Medicare)
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