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| Ken in Texas
Posted on 08/05/2013 4:18:10 PM PDT by ken in texas
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To: ErnBatavia
Appreciate the info about a Walmart-Humana plan, had not heard of it.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:20:28 PM PDT
by
ken in texas
(The Obama Excuse: They never told me and I didn't ask.)
To: ken in texas
United health care medicare advantage
our plan costs $0 per month with $5 and $25 copay
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:22:52 PM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
To: ken in texas
Get a good supplemental insurance and avoid AARP like the plague!
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:24:57 PM PDT
by
jch10
(The greatest threat to America is the Democrats.)
To: hinckley buzzard
We’re leaning towards getting both B and D. The supplemental is of concern because she was turned down for insurance once COBRA ended and we shopped on our own.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:25:07 PM PDT
by
ken in texas
(The Obama Excuse: They never told me and I didn't ask.)
To: bert
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:26:08 PM PDT
by
ken in texas
(The Obama Excuse: They never told me and I didn't ask.)
To: heylady
Great advice. Also, Sam’s Club is a better pharmacy if available.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:27:08 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(The only growth industries left under Progressives are government and poverty.)
To: heylady
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:29:32 PM PDT
by
ken in texas
(The Obama Excuse: They never told me and I didn't ask.)
To: steve86
I did not realize there were any. That is in Texas? So they simply refuse admission?An increasing number of doctors and hospitals are declining Medicare because, with the advent of ZeroCare, the rates Medicare pays are declining in an effort to force more people to sign up for ZeroCare.
This, in turn, is causing more doctors to either retire from private practice or simply decline to accept new Medicare patients.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:35:35 PM PDT
by
DustyMoment
(Congress - another name for the American politburo!!)
To: DustyMoment
I know all about the individual providers but have seen little evidence of hospitals joining that trend. In fact, just the opposite.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:36:58 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by Nature, not Nurture™)
To: ken in texas
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:38:53 PM PDT
by
bitt
To: ken in texas
Download the Medicare and You 2013 booklet from the Medicare website. Be sure to get the one for your state.
You might want to check and compare Medicare Advantage plans that are listed for your state. They should be identified in the Medicare and You booklet.
For 2014, the Medicare and You usually comes out in late Sept or October. Enrollment for 2014 begins in early October.
You might also check the CMS website for your state information.
http://www.medicare.gov
http://www.cms.gov
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chs/hprc/mediinfo.shtm
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:41:38 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
(.)
To: Vanders9
I asked a Canadian friend about their health care system. He said it works great.......... as long as you don't get sick. He wasn't kidding.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:42:11 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: TomGuy
Appreciate the links and references.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:48:14 PM PDT
by
ken in texas
(The Obama Excuse: They never told me and I didn't ask.)
To: ken in texas
Humana is known for turning down a lot of applicants. If your wife was turned down once already, you may need to find an agent who handles policies for many companies and that person will help find a company who will accept your wife.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:49:43 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: jch10
The AARP plan is United Health Care. In my wife’s case best option , her doctor is in the plan. The agent did mention many people she deals
.with with have issues with AARP.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:52:09 PM PDT
by
UB355
(Slower traffic keep right)
To: t1b8zs; Coldwater Creek
And your response is necessary in what way?
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:52:13 PM PDT
by
Past Your Eyes
(You can't force people to care.)
To: ken in texas
Medicare is really private insurance sold through the government. There are lots of plans. Just be sure to have a calculator handy when trying to figure it out.
As for Part D, we ran the numbers and it’s actually cheaper for my wife to buy drugs from Canada that pay the premiums and co-pays with Medicare. If you take a lot of drugs, especially if they’re name brand, the co-pays are high. And on some of the plans the co-pays on generics are higher than what the pharmacy charges. You have to really look at it close.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:56:23 PM PDT
by
VerySadAmerican
(If you vote for evil because you can't see evil, you ARE evil!)
To: TomGuy
Appreciate the links and references.
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posted on
08/05/2013 5:57:08 PM PDT
by
ken in texas
(The Obama Excuse: They never told me and I didn't ask.)
To: ken in texas
Well,for one thing...be aware that you'll be a member of the first group subject to death panels,waiting lists for everything from X-rays to appointments with a cancer specialist to an opening at a hospital for heart surgery.That is unless you're rich,powerful or “connected”.
To: Gay State Conservative
LOL. I was once in the same city as someone that was rich, powerful or connected, but none of it rubbed off.
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posted on
08/05/2013 6:08:09 PM PDT
by
ken in texas
(The Obama Excuse: They never told me and I didn't ask.)
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