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dflprincess

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4. The insurance companies are making plenty off seniors

Reply to Quantess (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 01:33 AM

Dec 2014

With the Medicare Advantage and medigap policies they sell

Medicare is better than nothing but a real single payer system would not require private insurance to make sure a person has adequate coverage.

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U.S. Health Care Lags Worldwide for Those Over 65 [View all] eridani Dec 2014 OP

�It�s definitely a better picture than when we look at the U.S. population generally" MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #1

Hey we aim high! Horse with no Name Dec 2014 #2

Oh f@ck, seniors are a gold mine waiting to be exploited! Quantess Dec 2014 #3

The insurance companies are making plenty off seniors dflprincess Dec 2014 #4

Unfortunately, Medicare has big coverage gaps that force one into Advantage plans or Hoyt Dec 2014 #5

Depending on what state you could have better healthcare if you're old and broke dflprincess Dec 2014 #6

That would be wonderful, but don't think it's widespread. But Hoyt Dec 2014 #8

In the USA the young hate the elderly ...same as it ever was. L0oniX Dec 2014 #7

kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #9