"I'm the Johnny Appleseed of Bath Mats:" Amid Rampant Healthcare Fraud, Angus King Wants Medicare Funded Bath Mats

"I'm the Johnny Appleseed of Bath Mats:" Amid Rampant Healthcare Fraud, Angus King Wants Medicare Funded Bath Mats

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) announced a novel proposal on Wednesday to cut Medicare spending: send 20-30 million $11 bath mats to Medicare recipients to prevent costly falls. [RELATED: Angus King Joins Democratic Senators in Challenging President Trump’s Election Integrity Executive Order…] “I’m the Johnny Appleseed of bath mats. Whenever I go to see somebody and [...] The post “I’m the Johnny Appleseed of Bath Mats:” Amid Rampant Healthcare Fraud…

Internet Divided as Maine Sen. Angus King Urges Medicare to Send Seniors $11 Bath Mats to Prevent Falls: ‘You're the Reason We're Broke’

Falls reportedly cause 39,000 deaths for American seniors over 65 every year, and another 3 million trips to the ER. Their number one cause: the bathroom. Maine Independent Sen. Angus King’s solution is an $11 bath mat that has divided the internet nearly equally after a clip of him talking about it went viral. Prevention measures like an $11 bath mat could save Americans tens of thousands of dollars. If Medicare would send these out to every r…