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Uncle Joe

(58,349 posts) Wed Jan 19, 2022, 02:07 PM Jan 2022

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Pharma want us to raise Medicare premiums for 57 million seniors

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Pharma want us to raise Medicare premiums for 57 million seniors (Original Post) Uncle Joe Jan 2022 OP

They already did so Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #1

This x 1000 Ferrets are Cool Jan 2022 #3

Exactly. Biggest increase I can recall. kairos12 Jan 2022 #4

+1,000! SheltieLover Jan 2022 #5

Sanders might want to get up to date. Medicare is going to cover drug, but only for clinical trials. Hoyt Jan 2022 #2

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. They already did so

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 02:08 PM

Jan 2022

Biggest increase I’ve ever seen this year.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)

3. This x 1000

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 02:19 PM

Jan 2022

kairos12

(12,852 posts)

4. Exactly. Biggest increase I can recall.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 02:20 PM

Jan 2022

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

5. +1,000!

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 02:22 PM

Jan 2022

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Sanders might want to get up to date. Medicare is going to cover drug, but only for clinical trials.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 02:14 PM

Jan 2022

Biden admin -- specifically HHS/CMS -- is now looking at whether the roughly $20/month premium increase should be reduced by $10 or so a month.

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