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In reply to the discussion: does anyone know if seniors are eligible for ACA. [View all]DesertFlower
(11,649 posts)27. same with my grandparents, but not for 20 years.
grandpa died at age 73 and grandma at age 77.
my mom died at 85. the last few months of her life were in assisted living which came out of the small amount of savings she had.
remember that folks. medicare does not pay for assisted living.
my friend's dad died at 91 in a medicaid nursing home. they had to spend down the little bit of money he had first. his mind was still sharp but his body was breaking down. my friend said "it's better if you have dementia and don't know what's going on". he was miserable. his wife died in her early 70s from lung cancer.
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My assumption would be that having Medicare would make you uneligible to partcipate
tritsofme
Oct 2013
#1
Here's an excerpt from an article about Sebelius, ACA, and Medicare - AND a FAQ PDF
Tx4obama
Oct 2013
#3
So iow, poor seniors are screwed. Nothing for them. As far as I know from helping two elderly
sabrina 1
Oct 2013
#23
I didn't know about this until I was in the hospital and almost dead earlier this year, but...
Systematic Chaos
Oct 2013
#32
We were helping to take care of two elderly relatives over the past couple of years
sabrina 1
Oct 2013
#40
are you on DU advocating that seniors leave Medicare for a private health insurance plan?
CreekDog
Oct 2013
#46
coding and billing is basically the same -just the payout rate has been going down for Medicare
lunasun
Oct 2013
#12
Medicare has been paying out less and less to drs, in benefits over lasr 5 years
lunasun
Oct 2013
#11
I could be wrong but I dont think there are many doctors that run their own show anymore
indie9197
Oct 2013
#15
I work with independent private drs. and yes it is becoming harder and harder to stay out of hospita
lunasun
Oct 2013
#17
On Medicare myself, having heard various things, I went to the Medicare website,
enough
Oct 2013
#13
Thar is why doctors are opting out they cant pay overhead and everyone who should be concerned
lunasun
Oct 2013
#19
That's a big reason single payer has such resistance: medical providers would make much less money
Recursion
Oct 2013
#38
Well if Medicare stopped paying for life-extending multimillion dollar procedures
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#51
I didn't realize about Part A and Part B. Though now that I do, I am completely baffled as to why
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#53
Huh? I thnk maybe you have gotten confused about something i said or confused me with somebody else.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#56
Wait, what? When did I say Medicare was a scheme to enrich doctors and hospitals????
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#61