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Knight Hawk

(347 posts)
26. That is strange!
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 12:03 AM
Feb 2012

I am a senior living in Florida and have had Medicare Advantage for 3 years.I also have 42 years in the insurance industry.My Medicare Advantage plan went up at least 20% in Jan 2011.This year it stayed the the same.If you will research it you will find that 500 billion dollars was taken from the program.The reason why enrollement has increased is most likely, because of hard times, many seniors need the extra money in their SS check.The gov gives you a credit if you opt out of Medicare for Medicare Ad.Medicare advantage is a program for the the middle class and down.No one with a decent amount of money who studied the program would go into it.It is the opposite of Medicare.If you get sick on Medicare the medical industry makes money from the US gov to care for you.The sicker the better.In Medicare Ad the gov gives the insurance company a flat amount of money each year for each participant.So the trick is to spend as little money as possible on each insured.Poorer people are enticed to it by the credit they get on their SS check.I am luckily in excellent health so it works for me.It is a con game against the unwashed masses.

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Of all the things wrong zipplewrath Feb 2012 #1
Disgusted by Democrats here and elsewhere who bought into the lie that "Obama Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #2
and joe scar was repeating that lie on MJ the other day with rep. debbie wasserman schultz CTyankee Feb 2012 #6
Hear! Hear! SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2012 #14
I wonder why there is no ad blitz on this in FL, AZ, PA...all attractive retirement states? nanabugg Feb 2012 #11
He probably won't kick it up in high gear until after the Repuke candidate is chosen. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #12
I dont think a great fact like this will get kicked anywhere except to the curb lunasun Feb 2012 #24
This was one thing that Bill Clinton very well. He got his message out in a way that educated the nanabugg Feb 2012 #25
Bill Clinton had an advantage that Obama does have. Bill had friends in the Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #31
That is strange! Knight Hawk Feb 2012 #26
redonhead redonhead Feb 2012 #36
I think your experience is like most. Coordinated, quality care is where it's at. Hoyt Feb 2012 #40
So much health care insurance money, so little truth. RedCloud Feb 2012 #3
They will spin another lie about this one Kingofalldems Feb 2012 #4
Republicans are full of ****? iandhr Feb 2012 #5
Not as much as Democrats who want to accuse Obama of hedgehog Feb 2012 #7
Next step is to remove the age requirement from Medicare - TBF Feb 2012 #8
No doubt about it. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #20
Welcome to DU :) TBF Feb 2012 #21
that would be AWESOME!!! lovuian Feb 2012 #22
Original Medicare for all. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #27
Even that would be a way to start - especially for the folks under 65 TBF Feb 2012 #30
Expand Medicare CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #32
Agree on all points TBF Feb 2012 #33
We need all the help we can get. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #39
Romney Robbins Feb 2012 #9
Makes no difference to them Turbineguy Feb 2012 #10
Who was it who said "Lies are half way 'round the globe while FailureToCommunicate Feb 2012 #13
mark Twain said: "A lie will fly around the world while the truth is pulling its boots on." ... Bill USA Feb 2012 #16
Thanks! FailureToCommunicate Feb 2012 #23
That's awesome! Positive results speak louder than words n/t Politicub Feb 2012 #15
This is great news. Dems should be repeating this and pointing out with derision how the GOP was Bill USA Feb 2012 #17
A great slogan on the GOP which should be spread over the internet! Recoverin_Republican Feb 2012 #18
Democrats should shout from the rooftops Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2012 #19
The message from the WH or surrogates is very weak....people Historic NY Feb 2012 #28
Care Needs To Be Taken In How This Is Framed DallasNE Feb 2012 #29
K'ed R'ed and Bookmark'd jpak Feb 2012 #34
oops, guess what Iliyah Feb 2012 #35
Whoop di do! Cleita Feb 2012 #37
Republicans wrong........Say it ain't so.....They believe they are always right...ALWAYS Bandit Feb 2012 #38
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