Comments on: Medicare Premium Increase Means Trouble for Seniors, States and Workers

By: nan

nan — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:34:12 +0000

We bought a house, in South Texas and hired some locals to do some remodeling. I couldn’t believe how many wanted to be paid in cash because they were on disability! One was a hod carrier because of a bad back! Right!

By: roger

roger — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:22:58 +0000

why is it people forget that bush did not pay for allot of both those wars, and that it came to be durning this curreent admin. im not either, both of theses partys are corrupt to the hilt. when you all step back and really see whats going on you will be astonished and what you see.. go ahead, beleive everything you see or hear on tv with out really digging up the facts. they all know that most americans wont do that, and just beleive what there told. its a shame we have turned to this..
well guess what its coming hard and fast..i see the writing on the wall..

By: Max

Max — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:39:10 +0000

“The politicians ALL are excempt. plus receive FREE health care.”

We need “single” term limits, to stop the corruption at tax-payer expense. One term will eliminate the unproductive nature of a system in which all politicians work harder to get themselves re-elected than they do in solving the nations problems.

And by the way, I love your exempt statement. It’s exactly right, they get everything free, including booze on Air Force flights. They don’t pay to register their “issued” gov’t vehicles, they don’t pay for gas, they don’t pay for plane fare, they don’t pay for dinner, they don’t pay for squat. All of their opulence is paid for by the rest of us.

By: William Burns

William Burns — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:44:28 +0000

How many of you voted for this change, Not me. The ones that was hit the worst is the elderly, vets, and military. The politicians ALL are excempt. plus receive FREE health care. Cant afford a vacation, ask oboma how, he has spent 12 million dollars on vacations in three years, raised the debt another 3 TRILLION dollars.Just wait untill the idiots vote him in again
Bill

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:17:50 +0000

Quit your bitchin. If you can’t afford a few dollars extra, then change the way you spend money. I just turned 65 and got on Medicare. Although I didn’t use the insurance, it was $700 month with $5,000 deductible. Some people just don’t want to appreciate it when they have it so good.

By: njw

njw — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:11:50 +0000

I do admit confusion with all this medicare material. I too an on Social Secutity Disability after a ctastrophic illness when I was 53 resulting in 4 strokes and extended hospitalization. I decided that it was to my advantage to invewstigate the many medicare advantage Rx supplement plans available for no additional cost over what is already taken from my check for original medicare. Why dont you check into one of these”

Examples are cigna medicationadvantage RX plus. AARP advantage or humana p[lans

They arent perfect but they do help

By: Joyd

Joyd — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:33:48 +0000

Bob, I have the same issue. My Statement from Social Security states my Medicare cost is $111.40. I’m looking right at it. I too called the SS office. They say no, the cost is $110.50. I can only wonder what the cost will be for 2012.

By: DJ Redman

DJ Redman — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:53:20 +0000

Very good point Mary. I saw a 22 yr old lady on TV telling the reporter when asked what she did for a living state: “I am on SSI disability for ‘severe asthma’ “, while there was a pack of those mini cigars sticking up out of her purse. Even if they were her boyfriend’s, which I highly doubt, it must be rough breathing in all that 2nd hand cigar smoke with such “severe asthma.” I saw a report by the I.G. that said as many as 55% of all SSI disability cases involve some type of fraud. The case mentioned above backs up that statement.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:53:37 +0000

When is Social Security going to start re-evaluating “disabled persons” that are not really disabled. There are
thousands of them. Just think about it. If you go on SS in your 30′s or 40′s & have a family, you not only receive more each month bu you are on SS for 30 to 40 years longer.

By: Leo

Leo — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:22:57 +0000

I am paying 115.40 per month. My insurance benefits are the same as those who pay 96.40. I am expecting to pay 113.80 next year so that we are all paying the same for the same benefits.

This is totally wrong to have one group pay a higher premium than another group when the benefits are exactly the same for all benefits. I am looking forward to having everyone pay the same premium for the same benefits next year.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:33:53 +0000

Medicare recipients need to be prepared for the reduction in services their will receive and the additional premiums and costs they will incur. Medicaid recipients will not incur any additional costs, that will be passed on the the various states to be funded from their budgets(which means that taxpayers in the respective states will bear the cost of that program-it doesn’t seem fair does it for working folks to pay more and welfare folks to continue getting handouts.

By: Fran

Fran — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:22:32 +0000

I started getting benefits in January 2010 and am paying 110.50, Will I be paying more in 2012? Hope not, can’t afford it.

By: Margaret E. MacFarlane

Margaret E. MacFarlane — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:03:43 +0000

September 24, 2011

I am will be 72 in May, 2012.

Since we have not gotten a COLA increase, I lost money towards medical because I still had to pay the $96.40. I have Parts B and D.

I only have the Original Medicare because I cannot afford the “extra-benefit” Medicare Premium program.

I do not have prescription coverage, vision or dental coverage. I cannot even afford my blood pressure pills – most times I either cut them in half or not take them at all.

Will folks like me, with only the Original Medicare have to pay the increase in 2012 and following years, or is the increase for the Medicare “Plus” Senior Citizens?

I anticipate your response. Thank you very much.

Margaret E. MacFarlane
Freehold, NJ 07728

By: big rog in michigan

big rog in michigan — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:48:13 +0000

Carol…Stop watching Fox news…Bush gave you nothing…Raises in Social Security are based on the CPI….

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:29:54 +0000

The $110.50 must be some sort of average for Medicare. When I received my statement, I am being charged $111.10 per month for Medicare. I did email the Medicare folks and they told me that I was wrong and it is $110.50. So I sent them a copy of the $111.10 information. No reply. That was about 8 months ago.
With my carrier being Health-Net I did lose the no charge Dental and Vision starting in 2011. My insurance rep says with all the changes coming with Obama-Care, it’s only going to get worse for Medicare Folks.