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Help with Medicare? 20 AirmensMom May 2016 Sep 2023 0 9032

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1401

Social Security and Medicare Funds At Risk Even Before Coronavirus 4 appalachiablue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 6280

MEDICARE Applications Raise Anxiety For Seniors In Pandemic; Delays, Penalties 8 appalachiablue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 3623

GOP Covid Relief Pkg. To Incl. Romney Bill That Would Fast Track Social Security & Medicare Cuts 2 appalachiablue Jul 2020 Jul 2020 5 2258

'Pledge To Defeat Any Politician Using Covid To Attack Social Security' Operation Eternal Vengeance 3 appalachiablue Jul 2020 Jul 2020 17 1711

DT Eager To Defund Social Security, But Senate GOP Nixed Cut To Payroll Tax, SS's Main Fund Source 0 appalachiablue Aug 2020 Aug 2020 4 3713

Retirees To 'Fight Plan To Gut Social Security'; Trump Announces Exec. Order To Suspend Payroll Tax 11 appalachiablue Aug 2020 Aug 2020 5 4265

'Despite Walk Back, Believe & Defeat Trump's Threat To Destroy Social Security' (85th Anniv) 3 appalachiablue Aug 2020 Aug 2020 3 4322

Trump's Plan To 'Terminate' Payroll Taxes Would 'Terminate' Social Security By 2023 3 appalachiablue Aug 2020 Aug 2020 5 4503

Today's older workers may see the 1st cuts to Social Security benefits 2 appalachiablue Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 3830

Medicare: Pressure Grows on Biden to Shut Down Trump-Era Privatization Scheme: The DCE Program 0 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1914

MEDICAID: Why Millions Are At Risk of Losing Coverage in The Months Ahead 2 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 2438

Will Privatization Force Traditional Medicare Out of Business? (SS/M) 3 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 1874

Millions Risk Losing US Healthcare If Covid Emerg. Declaration Not Extended By July 15: Medicaid 1 appalachiablue May 2022 Jun 2022 3 2432

Stop the Medicare "Advantage" Scam Before Medicare Is Dead 43 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Oct 2022 47 4261

Senate Republicans Just Can't Stop Talking About How Much They Want To End Social Security 14 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 10 2856

Why Republicans Now Believe They Can Get Away with Gutting Social Security and Medicare 3 appalachiablue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 11 3931

The Republican Party, Now More Dangerous Than It's Ever Been-Social Security, Medicare: Robert Reich 3 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 3518

Medicare Advantage Indust Use of AI-Robots Making Life, Death Decisions.Biden Urged to Crack Down, M 1 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 4994

For Profit 'Medicare Advantage' Plans Using AI, Artificial Intelligence for Denials - 'Not A Doctor' 7 appalachiablue Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 10220

7 Questions to Ask to Protect Yourself from Medicare Advantage Scams: Open Enroll Oct 15- Dec 7 12 appalachiablue Nov 2023 Nov 2023 23 2703

The dreaded 65 is fast approaching and I have 43 babylonsister Nov 2020 Nov 2020 3 8980

Just learned that I am booted off of Medicaid and have Medicare 18 backtoblue Aug 2018 Dec 2019 11 6794

SourceWatch: Pete Peterson is scheming to "Fix the Debt," but if he wins, we lose. 4 bananas Mar 2013 Mar 2013 6 3505

Primary/Secondary insurance snafu 6 Beartracks Jan 2018 Feb 2018 0 3543

Petition Congress to keep Medicare, Medicaid, and SS. 3 BigmanPigman Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 3066

It seems I am not eligible for Medicare? 12 BSdetect Jan 2017 Sep 2017 0 9815

COBRA & Medicare 12 catrose Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 7980

Trump admin rolling back use of fines against nursing homes. 3 Cattledog Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 3245

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free Medicare info/WA 1 cbabe Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 3136

2014 conversion factor for Medical physician payments 0 cbdo2007 Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2780

Spousal benefits - SSA / Retirement 20 cilla4progress Jan 2022 Mar 2022 8 3895

Does "Medicare" cover shingles shots? 15 cilla4progress Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2103

Link to the official "Medicare and You 2023", recommended! 10 CoopersDad Dec 2022 Jan 2023 7 5077

I heard this on Thom Hartmann yesterday re: Medicare Advantage 1 dflprincess Feb 7 Feb 7 5 951

'Band-Aid on a Tumor': Critics Blast Biden Rebrand of Trump's Medicare Privatization Scheme 8 douglas9 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 10 5407

A message from a former Medicare Advantage salesman. Why you must get the real thing! 9 egbertowillies Oct 2023 Oct 2023 13 2151

Medicare Advantage backed down: They covered a PDR-informed caller's mother's nursing home care. 2 egbertowillies Oct 2023 Nov 2023 4 1055

Medicare supplement experts here? 15 Eliot Rosewater Oct 2021 Dec 2021 4 2540

Welcome to the Social Security Medicare Group. Here is a link to the 1983 GOP Playbook 15 FogerRox Mar 2013 Mar 2013 16 5734

much-forecast insolvency of the Social Security system by about 2030 is most unlikely to happen 11 FogerRox Mar 2013 Nov 2014 7 4288

The War ON and FOR Social Security: some reading suggestions 0 FogerRox Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 2318

Don't cut Social Security, expand it. By Joan McCarter 1 FogerRox Mar 2013 Mar 2013 11 2732

"Social Security Won't Be There" - The GOP's Desperate Big Lie, By bernardpliers 0 FogerRox Mar 2013 Mar 2013 6 2384

Social Security Defenders Facebook cover photo, please share 0 FogerRox Mar 2013 Mar 2013 10 2868

AFL-CIO won't back a deficit deal that cuts Social Security through chained CPI By Joan McCarter 10 FogerRox Mar 2013 Mar 2013 16 4341

DU Social Security Defenders Twitter Team 2 FogerRox Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 2934

For the Data Geeky: 2012 SS Trustees report links to tables 0 FogerRox Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2541

X post, petion telling Obama no Chained CPI, #noSScuts 0 FogerRox Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2599

#HandsOffSS DK Social Security Defenders Blogathon started today 2 FogerRox Mar 2013 Mar 2013 7 3060

Day 4 SSD blogathon: SS is not going broke by 2033, stop saying it Dems 30 FogerRox Apr 2013 Apr 2013 123 10508

Feedback please: Now we have our own logo 1 FogerRox Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2876

Social Security is Wage Insurance 0 FogerRox Apr 2013 Apr 2013 7 2637

Can you X post from DK "No Grand Bargain blogathon"? 0 FogerRox Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2667

From Joan McCarter @ Daily Kos: Good news 4 SS 3 FogerRox May 2013 May 2013 5 3377

2013 SSTF report is still not out 0 FogerRox May 2013 May 2013 2 2600

Hot off the presses: New Social Security Trust Fund Report 0 FogerRox May 2013 May 2013 4 2741

Rumors have it that the next SS COLA will be about 1.5% 8 FogerRox Oct 2013 Sep 2015 3 4088

Social Security is Wage Insurance 0 FogerRox Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2953

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O'Malley's Plan to Expand Social Security 3 FSogol Aug 2015 Aug 2015 5 3188

Any Advice For Picking A Medicare Supplement Plan?.... 39 global1 Aug 2013 Oct 2017 9 23236

I'm nearing the magic age of 65..... please share your Medicare knowledge and experiences 38 groundloop May 2022 Jul 2022 4 4564

Medicare Insurance Advisor 8 groundloop Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1766

Government is beginning to crack down on Medicare Advantage fraud 13 groundloop Nov 2022 Dec 2022 11 2716

Yikes! Crazy phone call 13 hermetic Jun 2023 Jul 2023 8 2094

Optum Rx Mail Order Pharmacy is terrible 15 Hokie Nov 2021 Dec 2021 0 4006

Social Security Disability "Review" 8 Holly_Hobby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 6170

Last minute Medicare Open Enrollment questions 3 intrepidity Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1048

Went to a Medicare forum today 15 irisblue Nov 2016 Apr 2017 0 6174

Medicare Adventure 7 JayhawkSD Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 3457

I just picked up an Rx 17 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 89 5815

Does Medicare really call you to feel like you're feeling? 5 jpak Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 2146

Does Medicare really call you to ask how you're feeling? 3 jpak Sep 2021 Nov 2021 0 2813

So I need to get my Dad registered for Social Security and need help with this 13 LaydeeBug Nov 2013 Oct 2016 2 7433

Medicare's three-day inpatient hospital stay 6 left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 3751

What is the maximum amount one can earn while on SSDI? 7 Lil Missy Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 5069

The Politics of Social Security Cuts 0 limpyhobbler Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2460

A calculator to see how "chained CPI" impacts your Social Security or veterans’ benefits 14 limpyhobbler Mar 2013 May 2013 6 5114

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