medigap under attack

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

That's what you get for serving your country, Somer. People who were smart enough to have "other priorities" back then went on to become Vice President.

Yeah, but they missed out on that summer vacation in beautiful (sic) Southeast Asia, with the leaches, mosquitoes and friendly natives...

[Danzig]

i can just see me and tony in 20 years...did everything we were supposed to do, and will still end up broke and eating cat food.
served our country? check
worked hard, paid taxes? check
401ks and insurance? check

get old. oh crap, now you're screwed. don't like too long folks. it doesn't pay.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i can just see me and tony in 20 years...did everything we were supposed to do, and will still end up broke and eating cat food.
served our country? check
worked hard, paid taxes? check
401ks and insurance? check

get old. oh crap, now you're screwed. don't like too long folks. it doesn't pay.

You've just described what "Occupy Wall Street" is all about.

[Cannon Shell]

"In his submission to the super committee, Obama proposed a 30 percent surcharge on premiums for new Medicare beneficiaries who buy low deductible Medigap plans starting in 2017."


Interesting

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

"In his submission to the super committee, Obama proposed a 30 percent surcharge on premiums for new Medicare beneficiaries who buy low deductible Medigap plans starting in 2017."


Interesting

ridiculous. this is what just pisses me off. tony and i can do everything possible to plan for the future, but if we buy medigap at retirement time, once again we're going to get the shaft. like those who buy those plans are the enemy!! you have to buy stuff like that, otherwise medicare isn't any 'care' at all. the deductibles are beyond outrageous. most health care plans have yearly deductibles, with a max limit. not medicare-it's per event, not per year. there's no max out of pocket. you have two events, you have two deductibles. and the amount? thousands, each time. there's no stop loss like with other health plans.
don't attempt to help out those who need it, let's just crush those who pay extra for extra stuff. it's their fault the system is failing.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i can just see me and tony in 20 years...did everything we were supposed to do, and will still end up broke and eating cat food.
served our country? check
worked hard, paid taxes? check
401ks and insurance? check

get old. oh crap, now you're screwed. don't like too long folks. it doesn't pay.

Don't worry Social Security will be around to cover you

Well duh on the surcharge. Really it's not going to be needed. UnitedHealth and Humana are wanting to control Medicare. They want PPO's with high deductibles and $0 cost preventative care. Plus low-cost bells and whistles like health club memberships and 24/7 telephone nurse, discount vitamins, etc.

The pretenders are doomed. AETNA, UHC, Humana and maybe one other will control the market.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Yeah, but they missed out on that summer vacation in beautiful (sic) Southeast Asia, with the leaches, mosquitoes and friendly natives...

Ah, Viet Nam. The "conflict" that brought Ehrlichiosis back to us in the combat dogs.