Democratic Primaries

redstatebluegirl

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76. I just signed up for medicare a part D and a Medicare supplement.

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 06:14 PM

Feb 2020

In total it cost me about 320 a month, which is about 90 dollars less a month that I am paying right now for my insurance now that I have gone part time at the end of my career. I am still planning to work part-time until the end of my project which is winter of 2021 if my health holds up. But I am amazed at the amount of young people who think that medicare is free and covers EVERYTHING, it does not.

The thing I am most scare of is long term care. I had a condition that made getting ltc insurance when it first came out impossible, I tried numerous companies and they would not touch me. So if I end up in a nursing home I will be destitute in a matter of 18 months or so. That is one thing everyone needs to look at.

If I was 30 years old I would buy a policy for myself and my parents while they are still insurable.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie is lying about the real cost of M4A [View all] dansolo Feb 2020 OP

Bernie has some bigtime explaining to do in tonight's debate. Look oasis Feb 2020 #1

No he's not. And regardless of how you spin it, DanTex Feb 2020 #2

There is literally no way to deliver care for 25 million more people for less money Recursion Feb 2020 #3

Peer reviewed studies like the one in Lancet disagree. DanTex Feb 2020 #6

No, they don't. They say it's cheaper per person, which it is Recursion Feb 2020 #7

then... myohmy2 Feb 2020 #11

By paying their doctors half of what ours make. It's not really a mystery Recursion Feb 2020 #16

That's not true in Canada, it's true in the US. Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #41

I am informed about this. US physicians make twice the OECD average Recursion Feb 2020 #60

The US spends twice as much on healthcare due to insurance company PROFITS Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #63

Oh, God no. If only it were that simple Recursion Feb 2020 #64

That's simply not true, and I have no idea why you would think that. DanTex Feb 2020 #15

Because I read the actual study and not a journalists' summary of it Recursion Feb 2020 #17

The actual study concludes that it will save the US money. DanTex Feb 2020 #20

+1 ancianita Feb 2020 #42

Letter To Lancet JGug1 Feb 2020 #22

So the better just let them die? Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #8

No, better to acknowledge it's going to cost money to treat them Recursion Feb 2020 #10

Providing Best Medicine To Everyone JGug1 Feb 2020 #24

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And dont let em tell you different JackInGreen Feb 2020 #4

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The political problem is most people have no idea what their insurance costs BeyondGeography Feb 2020 #13

It still floors me every time somebody claims that Recursion Feb 2020 #19

They will have to when the minimum wage goes up nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #40

You're correct. Most employers will not MontanaMama Feb 2020 #56

Our democracy is in the ICU and triage will only be effective if we get big donors the hell JudyM Feb 2020 #77

Yes BeyondGeography Feb 2020 #78

That may EVENTUALLY be true... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #45

No it doesn't. If that was true surely you can direct us to where.... George II Feb 2020 #59

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This message was self-deleted by its author NurseJackie Feb 2020 #5

BS seems more trumplike as time and exposure go on. empedocles Feb 2020 #9

+100000000 Celerity Feb 2020 #18

The similarities are eerie dalton99a Feb 2020 #30

I know so many lies on top of lies. Smoke and mirrors. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #72

A new study from Yale disagrees with you, Dan TheRickles Feb 2020 #12

That study doesn't refute anything I said dansolo Feb 2020 #55

Sanders' math holds up. MisterFred Feb 2020 #14

Savings From Medicare For ALL JGug1 Feb 2020 #21

Thanks for posting this. nt redqueen Feb 2020 #26

Since insurance companies will be removed from the equation, The Wizard Feb 2020 #31

Medicare for all will save all of you a lot of money knightmaar Feb 2020 #23

I'm all for M4A...but I don't think that statement can be said for everyone. TCJ70 Feb 2020 #27

$50 per month? knightmaar Feb 2020 #33

It's an HMO and an amazingly good deal... TCJ70 Feb 2020 #36

Nice. I guess there are good versions. knightmaar Feb 2020 #46

Yeah. In our case the employer subsidizes the same amount for each of our plans... TCJ70 Feb 2020 #49

Sanders plan to pay for proposals does not add up Gothmog Feb 2020 #25

The cost doesn't matter to Bernie, Progressive dog Feb 2020 #28

Here's What 22 Separate Studies Found: Medicare for All Would Cost Less Than the For-Profit Status Q lutherj Feb 2020 #29

And to accomplish that, everyone needs to contribute, like in europe. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #35

In other words you admit that the OP is bs, and now you're trying lutherj Feb 2020 #48

No, the candidates think WE are too stupid to see thru the false promises. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #50

So even though the rest of the OECD all have it, and the US currently pays DOUBLE the OECD lutherj Feb 2020 #65

Um, when you "cancel" someones debt, someone else LOSES. Its not money just sitting there. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #67

Thanks for the Republican talking points. lutherj Feb 2020 #70

Those are called "facts you dont like" oldsoftie Feb 2020 #71

I will when I get off work. You really going to stand by that lutherj Feb 2020 #73

Of course. The only accurate way to compare is % of GDP oldsoftie Feb 2020 #74

Calling the front runner for the Democratic nomination a liar is not a good look. n/t totodeinhere Feb 2020 #32

You must have missed the six months Biden was ahead. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #51

That's why we all need to stop it and come together if we are going to win in November. n/t totodeinhere Feb 2020 #61

Totals for everything he wants to do is around 60 trillion. And it'll never happen. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #34

In the end medical care is going to always come down to the money. cstanleytech Feb 2020 #37

Let's talk turkey and not conjecture, gab13by13 Feb 2020 #38

You are the one distorting the truth Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #39

How about "mistaken" or "wrong" instead of "lying." "Lying" plays right into Russia's hands. nt LAS14 Feb 2020 #43

You all seem to forget DarleenMB Feb 2020 #44

I just signed up for medicare a part D and a Medicare supplement. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #76

How about "I don't think the facts support Bernie's estimate of the cost of M4A." LAS14 Feb 2020 #47

Sanders says he will create 20 million new jobs so that crushes everything / sarc uponit7771 Feb 2020 #52

It is not possible to lie about an unknown Tweedy Feb 2020 #54

We do not know that it will be cheaper dansolo Feb 2020 #66

We do know Tweedy Feb 2020 #69

He also doesn't factor into account the number of people who will lose their jobs, the cost... George II Feb 2020 #58

Oh, dont worry about all that. It'll ALL be taken care of with all the new tax money from the rich! oldsoftie Feb 2020 #68

Facts Versus Opinion corbettkroehler Feb 2020 #75