John Garamendi

John Garamendi

@RepGaramendi

Congressman from California's 10th Congressional District, former Lieutenant Governor, Insurance Commissioner, Deputy Interior Secretary, state legislator

Walnut Grove, CA · http://garamendi.house.gov

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bending cost in thru preventative screenings, prescription access, fraud crackdown, electronic records

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The free annual wellness screenings in could help reduce by identifying serious conditions early.

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Significant disparity in life expectancy along class/race lines. Raising age for harms ppl most struggling in USA

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The argument is made that we can raise age of eligibility b/c people are living longer. Not true for lower income

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Raising age of eligibility to 67 simply shifts costs to states, employers, employees. It ultimately costs us more

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already means tested for wealthy Americans. Many proposals for this backdoor way to raise rates on

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We can find substantial savings in & w/o touching benefits. Raising the age, privatization = bad ideas.

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Next step to find savings in w/o harming benefits: allow federal government ability to negotiate prices.

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GAO reports $28b in fraud, $21b in . 1st step to finding savings in those programs: crack down on fraud

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