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Medicare Part B Premiums Rise Modestly In 2019, Except For Hefty New Hit To Highest Earners
Forbes ^ | October 12, 2018 | Ashlea Ebeling

Posted on 10/12/2018 11:16:36 AM PDT by TomGuy

For 2019, Social Security is getting a 2.8% increase.

Medicare Part B is increasing from $134 to $135.50.

Other rates for high earners.

(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; berniesanders; election2018; election2020; joecrowley; medicare; medicarepartb; newyork; obamacare; obamanation; ocasiocortez; socialsecurity; vermont
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To: MulberryDraw

There are a lot of people doing these who shouldn’t be doing them because they are so lucrative. The $55,000 was including hospital, and they kept you longer 8 years ago. And of course NYC. That’s the actual cost to the doctor and hospital. Medicare only pays part of it, even with a Medigap plan.

I remember a famous person who had a bad one, can’t remember his name. And someone I know had TWO bad ones. He went back to the same doctor for the second one. I think he needed a brain replacement.


81 posted on 10/13/2018 8:29:35 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: HollyB

My medicare advantage decreased from $35/ month to $0 per month.


82 posted on 10/13/2018 8:38:43 AM PDT by bert ((KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Muller..... conspiracy to over throw the government)
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To: cuban leaf

I have hard time believing stage 4 was healed by a diet.

My cancer AML had saturated my skeletal system. No fricking diet would have cured me. I had a week or 2. It’s bull hockey. Someone isn’t being honest with you. Since I got cancer, I’ve seen the fanatics. And they are not honest.

Also. Why would I want to refuse treatment. I have a son who would like me to see him get married, tell him me about his new job. I have a life to live. But, most of all, I’d never turn my back on my son. And I’d never go the Natural route unless it was with traditional. Sure use With traditional treatment. I’d me dead I’d i went Gerson. My mom had NHL. Another at church did too. The other lady did that and my mom did chemo. My mom is still here. The other woman lived a year.


83 posted on 10/14/2018 12:29:28 AM PDT by HollyB
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To: MulberryDraw

This is probably a better way to research as you have real people commenting. Looks like the total cost cash is closer to $40.

https://health.costhelper.com


84 posted on 10/14/2018 12:46:50 AM PDT by HollyB
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To: cuban leaf

Btw, the 2nd round is helpful as although the first round may wipe it out and The tests can show it’s gone, it only takes are a few cells - too few to show up on a biopsy. They hide and then duplicate quick. So, in this case, the first round can get someone into remission. The next would be for good measure and kill off those few unmeasurable cells and get them before they multiply.


85 posted on 10/14/2018 9:40:05 AM PDT by HollyB
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To: bert

Well, that is pretty awesome. Seriously.


86 posted on 10/14/2018 9:43:28 AM PDT by HollyB
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To: HollyB

I have hard time believing stage 4 was healed by a diet.


Yes. A lot of people do. I would have had I not known her.

Watch “The Beautiful Truth”. I believe it is free on Youtube.


87 posted on 10/14/2018 1:06:19 PM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: HollyB

All of my children are over 33. Life is a mist. I have no problem with passing on when the Lord is good and ready to take me. I live without fear of illness or death.


88 posted on 10/14/2018 1:07:52 PM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: cuban leaf
You misunderstand. Desire to live does not equal fear of death.

When I was diagnosed with AML, my ‘tumor’ LDH marker was over 7000. It shouldn’t be higher than 200. I went thru chemo for 168 hours straight. At the end of that week, that number dropped to 600’ish.

My cancer is too aggressive to play around with high vitamin C and/or whatever else this involved. I’ve yet to know of a cancer that will kill a person as fast as AML.

I promise many would die. In fact it’s really sad how many I’ve heard about dying trying to go this route for any sort of cancer. For a fact, it is suicide for AML And for cancer altogether.

Now that I’ve been there and got the T-shirt, I don’t believe that route for a moment. I’d discourage anyone I knew to not be naive as well

89 posted on 10/14/2018 1:40:55 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: HollyB

You misunderstand. Desire to live does not equal fear of death.


I get that.
If I get cancer, I will not receive any hospital treatment.

BTW, my wife’s first husband died of Leukemia at 27, leaving her with three kids under 8 and no life insurance. She did an amazing job with those Kids. One is now a millionaire. But she had told the hospital to NOT perform a “life saving” procedure at a time when he was terminal and it would only give him a couple of months. They did it anyway at a six figure cost to her.

I have not been to a doctor in 9 years. The last time I went the doctor had no clue what was wrong with my toe. He did X-rays and said there might be a small chip or something and to just give it rest. I went home, googled it, and in five minutes was confident I had gout and in another five I knew I needed to get some black cherry juice, which I did. In two days it was gone.

The secret to not dying of cancer is to not get it in the first place. That is a diet thing. And Diet can cure. I’ve seen it.

And then there is medical marijuana...


90 posted on 10/14/2018 1:48:57 PM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: cuban leaf

Prevention is very important. Unfortunately, it happens. Non smokers get lung cancer. Babies get leukemia. Children get brain cancer.

But, if being a good steward can help prevent, I’m all for it. I have my medical marijuana card. While I live with terrible pain ( the side effect from treatment), people say MM will help with the Neurapathic pain. I’m that odd bird that it causes me to hyper focus on the pain and that’s all I feel. As $ allies, I’m trying different low THC, high cbd strains hoping to find one that works. Keeping my fingers crossed. Until then I use RX’s to get thru the day. It’s hard. But, I’d do it again.

I use hemp derived CBD oil twice/day. That helps with basic joint pain. But, not the my nerve pain.

It sounds like your wife’s late spouse had AML. If it came on fast and hard, that iscit. Some people confuse lymphoma with leukemia. It’s kind of lumped together and they are actually very different. One attacks only the wbc and lymphatic system. ALL and NHL’s. AMZl is in the bone marrow and all the blood and effects the wbc, rbc, and platelets.


91 posted on 10/14/2018 2:05:08 PM PDT by HollyB
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Sorry for not using spell check. What a disaster that post was!


92 posted on 10/14/2018 2:07:35 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: steve86

oh dear Lord....that is horrible....so sorry for her demise......hope you and yours are getting to a peaceful place in your heart....


93 posted on 10/14/2018 9:30:50 PM PDT by cherry (official troll)
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To: HollyB

The Medicare is going up $1.50 per month.

Social Security increase will be far more than $1.50 per month.


94 posted on 10/15/2018 9:33:33 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ridesthemiles

Ok. That’s what I like to hear!!!


95 posted on 10/15/2018 10:58:34 AM PDT by HollyB
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