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I'm on Medicare.. Right wingers wanna END it, but they PROMISED that they WON'T take it away from those who HAVE it. Do you BELIEVE them?

Posted - January 18, 2017

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  • 19942
    I dont know what to believe, but I hope you're wrong.  Right now, I only have Medicare Part A.  I have applied for Part B, but they lost my first application and I had to start over.  It's not looking like I'll be able to retire at the end of February as I had planned.  I can't retire until I'm covered for Part B.
      January 18, 2017 7:16 AM MST
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  • 3907
    Hello SS:

    Thanks for your answer..  I KNOW you didn't ask, and I'm no expert, however, from my understanding, part A is hospitalization, and it's FREE.. Part B covers doctors visits, and costs about $100 a month.  But, it's NOT something you APPLY for, as in they can turn you down...  It's something you just PAY for.

    Call 'em up. 1-800-MEDICARE.  They'll actually help.

    excon
      January 18, 2017 7:30 AM MST
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  • 19942
    Yes, Part B is medical.  You still have to make an application to be covered for Part B so they take it out of your Soc. Sec. check.  I've spent more time holding for Soc. Sec. than you can imagine.  I probably should have just gone over to the Soc. Sec. office and done it in person. 

    Thanks for the information.
      January 18, 2017 7:46 AM MST
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  • 32527
    You may want to look into Medicare Advantage, my husband found a ZERO additional premium plan with much better coverage than traditional Medicare. 
      January 18, 2017 9:23 AM MST
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  • 19942
    Thanks.  I'll look into it.  :)
      January 18, 2017 10:08 AM MST
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  • You're right excon. It's went up a little more than $100.00 but with a supplement plan? You'll be fine. Best way is to use www.socialsecurity.gov and make an account and tell them you want part B. They usually just give it to you anyway.
      January 18, 2017 7:46 AM MST
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  • 19942
    That's how it works when you retire and are no longer covered by an employer's plan.  You apply and get both parts at the same time.  I am still working, so I have to apply for Part B which I want to kick in as soon as I stop working which I can't do until I'm covered for Part B.  It's a complicated process, as I'm discovering.
      January 18, 2017 10:11 AM MST
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  • 32527
    I actually thought it was automatic unless you opted out. I know my husband did not have to apply. They just sent a letter saying you now qualify and we will begin deducting $xxx out of your check. But that may have changed. 
      January 18, 2017 9:21 AM MST
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  • 3907
    Hello again, my:

    Or, I don't remember it exactly..  In any case, it's easy to get..  Or, at least it SHOULD be. 

    excon
      January 18, 2017 9:25 AM MST
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  • 19942
    I did opt out of Part B as I am covered by my employer.  Even though I'm collecting Soc. Sec., I'm still working full time and still under my employer's plan.  I couldn't see paying for Part B AND paying my portion of the premium at work.
      January 18, 2017 10:12 AM MST
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  • 32527
    Gotcha makes sense.
      January 18, 2017 10:48 AM MST
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  • 19942
    Believe me, if I had known how complicated this would be, I would have taken both parts when I signed up and dropped my coverage at work.
      January 18, 2017 2:17 PM MST
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  • 32527
    Yes I believe them. Because if they simply took it away from people currently on Medicare would be political suicide. 
      January 18, 2017 7:18 AM MST
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  • And that just wouldn't happen right?
      January 18, 2017 9:37 AM MST
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  • 32527
    No it won't. Democrats have used that scare tactic every election I can remember. Many times complete with a commercial showing someone throwing Grandma over the cliff.
    Republicans have never proposed a bill that would yank Medicare out from under our elderly/disabled citizens.  There bills that would change/replace it for future generations. 
      January 18, 2017 9:58 AM MST
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  • 2960
    I'm glad I paid for you and get zero benefits. Have a good life!
      January 18, 2017 7:30 AM MST
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  • 3907
    Hello Mr.

    Thanks very much, but I paid for me..  If you're paying for you, and you get snookered, don't blame me..

    excon
      January 18, 2017 7:33 AM MST
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  • 2960
    Nope. Each generation pays for the one BEFORE it. Your money was already spent on even older people. You know, The Greatest Generation that has stolen from everyone because they survived the "Great" Depression and WWII.
      January 18, 2017 7:49 AM MST
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  • 3907
    Hello again, Mr..

    Let's face it..  The world is just against you..

    excon
      January 18, 2017 7:52 AM MST
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  • 2960
    YES!
      January 18, 2017 7:55 AM MST
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  • 3375
    You may not be getting Medicare right now, but you may collect unemployment or even Medicaid if you suddenly qualified.  We all get benefits on some level at some point in our lives.
      January 18, 2017 10:21 AM MST
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  • 2960
    Not if they discontinue these "entitlements" before I use them.
      January 18, 2017 10:38 AM MST
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  • 3375
    I want to believe that given MOST people use some sort of needed benefit at some point in their lives, they won't take it all away.  If they do, they will have the masses on their hands.  
      January 18, 2017 10:50 AM MST
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  • 2960
    The same people that did away with pensions so we can gamble on non-existent retirement using Wall Street which only makes them richer? They do not care one bit, except about themselves and their spawn.
      January 18, 2017 11:24 AM MST
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