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"BAR" wrote in message . .. In article , "Mr. Luddite" says... "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 9/16/13 6:51 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 9/16/13 5:47 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 9/16/13 4:31 PM, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... I am going to be on the bleeding edge of this because IBM chucked us into exchanges. Florida isn't exactly good place to be with this. Not sure of all the details, but I've seen "things" on the internet. Your governor putting up roadblocks to exchange enrollment doesn't help. A Richard suggested, this isn't set up well for higher income folks. But that's really only if they choose the type of "golden" plans which do what you don't like - remove out-of-pocket costs. I expect the premiums on those type plans will subsidize "lesser" plans. Many of the issues people whine about should and could be addressed if the degenerate Congress wasn't...degenerate. Good luck to you. You've got an absolutely great head start - Medicare. So you're only talking about a supplemental. You can commiserate with Mr. Krause about the big evil corporation stripping your company benefits. Awwwww. My health plan benefits aren't changing, nor is my premium going up, though I do plan to switch to Medicare and a Supplemental at my next birthday. It's not easy to figure out which Supplementals provide the widest and deepest coverage. My monthly health care premiums will be going...down. --------------------------- Don't bet on that. I'll bet you will find that Medicare with a decent supplemental plan will be close to whatever you are paying now. I've been talking to those slightly ahead of me in years (I turn 65 and am eligible for Medicare in another year). All have told me that their monthly premium cost didn't change much. Hmmm. Medicare B with a Humana supplemental will run me about $200 a month. Right now I'm paying close to $900 a month for my union plan. My union plan requires me to pay a $10 copay for doctor's office visits, and $5 for generic prescriptions, and discounts non-generics 80%. I had a cataract operation two months ago, and my out of pocket cost was under $100. I'll have to spend some real time investigating all this. I'm sure there is more to this, but I still think my monthly outlay will go down. ------------------------------ You may be right. I need to investigate this more as well. It just dawned on me that the last person I talked to who became eligible for Medicare last year *may* be paying for Medicare Part "A" for him and his wife. That would be roughly a $900 per month. Add a Part "B" supplement at $200 and he's up to close to what we are paying now for direct, private insurance. If your employment over the years contributed to Medicare, Part "A" is supposed to be free. His may not have. What does a retiree who is on social security do to live and eat when they have to pay $1100 per month for Medicare when they ony get $1000 per month from the SSA? --------------------------------- SS is not and never was intended to be your only source of income when you retire, but unfortunately for some that is the case. |
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On 9/18/13 9:23 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message . .. In article , "Mr. Luddite" says... "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 9/16/13 6:51 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 9/16/13 5:47 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 9/16/13 4:31 PM, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... I am going to be on the bleeding edge of this because IBM chucked us into exchanges. Florida isn't exactly good place to be with this. Not sure of all the details, but I've seen "things" on the internet. Your governor putting up roadblocks to exchange enrollment doesn't help. A Richard suggested, this isn't set up well for higher income folks. But that's really only if they choose the type of "golden" plans which do what you don't like - remove out-of-pocket costs. I expect the premiums on those type plans will subsidize "lesser" plans. Many of the issues people whine about should and could be addressed if the degenerate Congress wasn't...degenerate. Good luck to you. You've got an absolutely great head start - Medicare. So you're only talking about a supplemental. You can commiserate with Mr. Krause about the big evil corporation stripping your company benefits. Awwwww. My health plan benefits aren't changing, nor is my premium going up, though I do plan to switch to Medicare and a Supplemental at my next birthday. It's not easy to figure out which Supplementals provide the widest and deepest coverage. My monthly health care premiums will be going...down. --------------------------- Don't bet on that. I'll bet you will find that Medicare with a decent supplemental plan will be close to whatever you are paying now. I've been talking to those slightly ahead of me in years (I turn 65 and am eligible for Medicare in another year). All have told me that their monthly premium cost didn't change much. Hmmm. Medicare B with a Humana supplemental will run me about $200 a month. Right now I'm paying close to $900 a month for my union plan. My union plan requires me to pay a $10 copay for doctor's office visits, and $5 for generic prescriptions, and discounts non-generics 80%. I had a cataract operation two months ago, and my out of pocket cost was under $100. I'll have to spend some real time investigating all this. I'm sure there is more to this, but I still think my monthly outlay will go down. ------------------------------ You may be right. I need to investigate this more as well. It just dawned on me that the last person I talked to who became eligible for Medicare last year *may* be paying for Medicare Part "A" for him and his wife. That would be roughly a $900 per month. Add a Part "B" supplement at $200 and he's up to close to what we are paying now for direct, private insurance. If your employment over the years contributed to Medicare, Part "A" is supposed to be free. His may not have. What does a retiree who is on social security do to live and eat when they have to pay $1100 per month for Medicare when they ony get $1000 per month from the SSA? --------------------------------- SS is not and never was intended to be your only source of income when you retire, but unfortunately for some that is the case. It's not just some, it's "many." |
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