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?

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

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.

You may want to look into Medicare Advantage, my husband found a ZERO additional premium plan with much better coverage than traditional Medicare. 

Thanks.  I'll look into it.  :)

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.

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.

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. 

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

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.

Gotcha makes sense.

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.

And that just wouldn't happen right?

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. 

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

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.

Hello again, Mr..

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

excon

YES!

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.

Not if they discontinue these "entitlements" before I use them.

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.  

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.