Medicare Walls in Seniors Trying to Escape

The Boston Globe ^ | February 7th, 2012 | Nedra Pickler

[mo]

"A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that seniors who receive Social Security cannot reject their legal right to Medicare benefits, in a rare case of Americans suing to get out of a government entitlement......"

[mo]

Next thing you'll know is that those tax rats will want out of the country!!!For health care!!

[babygene]

In my case I had to go on medicare or have my retirement insurance canceled...

[mo]

Well...apparently if you insist upon trying to keep your private health insurance policy-and pay for it-the Feds will steal your SS benefits.

[Aevery_Freeman]

We cannot have seniors with private health care. That would lead to longer lives and make ObamaCare pointless.

To get out from under the crushing entitlements of Social Security and Medicare, the old must die no later than age 67. After all, Congress has already spent the money.

That is why we passed ObamaCare so get with the program, aged peons!

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[RWB Patriot]

If things like this don’t shoot down the idea that SS and Medicare/Medicaid aren’t for our benefits, what the devil does?

[easternsky]

My wife at 65 had to purchase, Part B, to maintain Champava as her secondary. 97.00 a month from her S.S.

[taildragger]

I am not recommending it, but I ask, will some people cash in their retirement in one lump sum, burn their SSI cards, and “drop off the grid” and take their chances, and walk away from these programs...

[RWB Patriot]

Correction: are