Congress to save $44 million a year by stopping free Medicare Penis Pumps

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Congressional Republicans don't have anything against penis pumps.

They just don't want Medicare paying for them unless cheaper prescription drugs are also on the list of taxpayer-funded therapies for men with problems they usually attribute to 'a friend.'

As part of a plan to pay for a new initiative aimed at helping disabled Americans save tax-free for education, housing and transportation costs, a House bill unveiled Tuesday eliminates $444 million in Medicare funding for the 'vacuum erection systems.'

A House Ways and Means Committee report issued Tuesday explains that the pumps would be de-funded 'until such time that Medicare covers erectile dysfunction drugs under Medicare Part D.'

Last Edited by Uncle Paul on 12/02/2014 05:21 PM