[ChicagoConservative27]

My mom is disabled. She has original Medicare and a blue cross supplement. Prescriptions are expensive but on the other hand she never gets bills from the doctor. She is 69 year old.

[albie]

So about half of what we’ve sent to the Ukraine

[oh8eleven]

Seniors’ medical debt

If we just treated seniors like illegal aliens, there would be no problems ... everything would be free!

[SamAdams76]

For those about to retire, I have some advice.

Make sure you have your medical costs covered. Even if you are 65, Medicare will not cover everything. Unless you have a bucket of money to draw upon (and I'm talking well into six figures), get some supplemental insurance to help cover the out of pocket. Also, make sure you have long-term care insurance in case you need to spend months in a rehab or nursing care facility. Medicare typically covers only up to 60 days.

There are many people who work decades to build up a decent retirement nest egg. They retire thinking they are all set financially but with one debilitating illness, those retirement savings can get totally wiped out in no time at all if you do not have supplemental insurance.

[Chauncey Gardiner]

Traditional Medicare is coverage. Medicare Advantage is insurance. Know the difference.

[steve86]

Does she not have a Part D plan?