Posted on 05/15/2006 10:38:48 AM PDT by syriacus
I have a better idea. How about NO government involvement in health care?
Maybe you start. What are some of the good things?
enter your 1) zip code, 2) what kind of coverage you have, [ for my MoM--none of the above] 3) whether you got a letter saying you were eligible for extra help in paying premiums [my Mother did not].
Click on the "continue" button down lower.
At the next page, do not enter any information, just click the "Choose a Drug plan type" button
When you get to the next page, click the button in part C."Search for medicare Prescription Drug plans"
On the next page go to B. Enter your medications
Where it says: If your total monthly drug cost is more than 35 dollars, we strongly recommend that you personalize your search by entering your drugs as this will provide you with the most personalized plan information.
Click on Enter my medications
After you are through entering her medications, click on Continue with Selected Drugs
You will get to a web page that asks if you want to select a particular pharmacy or continue to the plan list. I selected Continue to Plan List
You will be presented with a table of plans considered most likely for your wife. The table can be sorted by total cost, by deductible, etc. by clicking on the links at the heads of the columns
The Plan Information columns for each plan (Pink heading) has a select box which lets you view the "cost details for the plan" and the "drug details" for the plan.
I knew what my mother's drug costs were per drug, per year so I was able to figure out her savings.
syriacus, I'd also be interested in the link you used. Was it this one? https://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Public/Home.asp
You're right on that point.
Thanks, we will need it with everyone rolling over for the socialists and fascists.
Once the Republican politicians signed on with the liberals and convinced the rank and file Republicans to embrace "compassionate conservatism", (aka socialistic transfer payments and entitlements,) the die was cast. One party of big government, welfare statists was born and is assured of power for the foreseeable future until a new generation of real Americans comes up.
"This is turning out to be a disaster for the Dem's."
But at whose expense? If this had been a Dem Congress and Dem president putting this in place, conservatives would all be screaming about socialism and government healthcare. And so would the Republican Party.
This was nothing more than a taxpayer-financed vote-buying plan.
I stand by my statement. This abortion of a plan was passed because aawwwwww, seniors can't afford to buy medicine and food too dontcha know.
Too bad it wasn't aborted.
was passed because aawwwwww, seniors can't afford to buy medicine and food too dontcha know.
And pay their Country Club bills.
The contributions only started going up since I was really starting to make some money and I've been paying the max for about 2.5 decades now. I'll be lucky if I see half of that and what my employers have put in it...
Where did you hear that? Can you point me to a source?
Do you have any idea how this plan was picked for her? It may be the very best one for her needs. Keep in mind that ALL the plans are based on the prescriptions a person takes. It may be that her prescriptions are so costly that she was put in the Humana $53 premium that covers the GAP. Humana is the only plan that has a tier that will cover that gap if you need it.
If I recall on the Medicare.gov site when you go through putting in all the Prescriptions including the dosage there is a link you can click on where it asks you how you want the various plans to come up. I think there is one that specifically asks if you want the cheapest (This does not necessarily mean premium wise) to come up first. Remember just because you pay $53 a month in Premium in the long run it could still be cheaper because that plan covers the GAP
Thanks.
She has big costs.
Thank you. And that will probably help a lot of others, too.
I'm looking for the one where you fill in the prescriptions you take and then it compares the plans for you.
Then the Humana $53 a month premium is probably the best for her.
The tricky words in all the plans is you pay a certain amount and the plan pays a certain amount until the two together equal $2500. Then there is the GAP until YOU HAVE PAID $3000 out of pocket. The Humana Plan is the only one who has a plan to cover this GAP. A lot of people don't need to be in this plan but a lot of people do.
Right at the beginning it says
Compare & Enroll in a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Click here to compare plans, enroll in a plan, check your current enrollment.Click on the link
If you decide on Humana you can go to their site. Humana.com follow the links to their RX plan and enter in you RX there. It will then come up with THEIR 3 plans and then you can see which one of THEIR 3 is the best for you needs.
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