[Bob]

Believe me that $115 is trivial compared to what that policy would cost from an insurance company. That’s why Medicare is going broke.

Trivial though it may be compared to a private insurance company's charges, it's also redundant in my case since I'm already covered by the VA.

[nascarnation]

some misc. info:

http://www.caring.com/questions/va-coverage-with-medicare

http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/02179.pdf
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