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graywarrior

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7. Add the cost of supplemental insurance with high copays and deductibles and at age 65

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 08:59 AM

Sep 2015

you are forced to get a job, if you can find one. But IF you get a job, there goes any extra help you get for paying for prescriptions and you will lose any state benefits that help pay your monthly medicare premiums (I live in MA).

I'm paying $20 per primary care visit and $40 per specialist visit. The minute I turned 65, I was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis--a chronic condition with no cure. I can't afford the medication even with extra help because it's a tier 4 through my insurance company which is supposed to be the top one in my state.

Talk about stress in your older years. Don't get old, people!

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No Social Security increase in 2016 at substantial cost to most older adults [View all] eridani Sep 2015 OP

They're fucking over the old people yet again. And everyone gets old, and in a place where RKP5637 Sep 2015 #1

When the average teaparty moron figures out who is screwing them, will they randys1 Sep 2015 #51

Welcome to the world of govt calculated COLAs 1939 Sep 2015 #2

Housing costs too Hydra Sep 2015 #4

Are you accusing Obama/his administration of lying about inflation GummyBearz Sep 2015 #41

Yes, but he cant take credit for inventing the selective inflation thing Hydra Sep 2015 #43

I went to the store Sunday to pick up a few things I had forgotten mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #8

I went to Safeway to buy eggs Saturday. $4.99 for 18 medium eggs. Autumn Sep 2015 #12

Yowza! mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #22

My neighbor said they were $5.25 at WalMart. Autumn Sep 2015 #23

Where are you? NY? SF? LA? mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #30

Colorado Autumn Sep 2015 #49

Ouch! Downwinder Sep 2015 #3

Nope. A complex loophole in law fucks over many of the elderly. Divernan Sep 2015 #9

Thanks to Gov. Perry, Downwinder Sep 2015 #11

Republicans want us to die, period. mountain grammy Sep 2015 #5

Wish they would make up their minds. Downwinder Sep 2015 #6

Not just Republicans-every politician who takes $$$ from Big Corporations,1%ers. Divernan Sep 2015 #10

No, they want you miserable awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #20

Add the cost of supplemental insurance with high copays and deductibles and at age 65 graywarrior Sep 2015 #7

I'm on an Advantage Plan, meaning SheilaT Sep 2015 #16

You really have an excellent plan. Divernan Sep 2015 #21

Apparently plans like mine aren't available in very many places. SheilaT Sep 2015 #24

What insurance do you have? graywarrior Sep 2015 #28

I'm on Medicare, and I use Humana's Advantage Plan. SheilaT Sep 2015 #39

That's how I ended up with Tufts. graywarrior Sep 2015 #50

I have been MEANS TESTED................... turbinetree Sep 2015 #13

they do pay into Medicare dsc Sep 2015 #45

That whopping big $13/mo I got this year was so helpful in keeping up with the bills. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #14

Take the money they stole from SS and put it back AlbertCat Sep 2015 #15

Got to pay for those lies that got us into a war with Iraq somehow. You didn't think Wall Street was L0oniX Sep 2015 #17

"They" told us that the Oil would pay for the War. bvar22 Sep 2015 #35

I'm still hoping for one of those pallets of 100 dollar bills. L0oniX Sep 2015 #36

There should be some way to get on that list! bvar22 Sep 2015 #37

>>> Question: Which Democratic candidate can be trusted to cover seniors' needs? HappyPlace Sep 2015 #18

I trust Sanders and O'Malley as best on the issue n/t eridani Sep 2015 #46

actual inflation rates rdking647 Sep 2015 #19

Gas prices really screw up the COLA for seniors Divernan Sep 2015 #25

Can't the President intervene in this? ooky Sep 2015 #26

Oh the outrage. Oh my! underthematrix Sep 2015 #27

My coverage will start January 1. Happy New Year! Buns_of_Fire Sep 2015 #42

Not to mention many people with disabilities KamaAina Sep 2015 #29

They are saying its because of deflation. untrue Sep 2015 #31

The government CPI calculations have been a dirty joke for years. Elwood P Dowd Sep 2015 #33

The solution is switching to CPI-E eridani Sep 2015 #38

Good thing we have a Democrat in the WH. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #32

Heartless colsohlibgal Sep 2015 #34

Well since the gov. reports inflation to be near 0, there shouldn't be an increase. GummyBearz Sep 2015 #40

Couples with incomes of more than $428,000 will have monthly premiums of $509.80 ?????? politicaljunkie41910 Sep 2015 #44

This increase they are talking about only applies to singles doc03 Sep 2015 #53

I was just going by what the OP stated in his post. Didn't know that the OP's info was not true. politicaljunkie41910 Sep 2015 #54

The OP's info is true it affects about 30% of Medicare doc03 Sep 2015 #58

We have to elect Bernie Sanders. nt Zorra Sep 2015 #47

Medicare supplement plans are going up as well. My mother's premium will go from totodeinhere Sep 2015 #48

Warren and Sanders Want To Expand fredamae Sep 2015 #52

Clinton hasn't even bothered to come out against the chained CPI. n/t eridani Sep 2015 #55

And so often fredamae Sep 2015 #56

^^^THIS^^^ n/t eridani Sep 2015 #57