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BlackCherokee

(31 posts)
5. Excellent Coverage Description, but as a retired manager at CMS,
Sat Apr 29, 2017, 01:17 PM
Apr 2017

In Maryland and Texas, I was a federal employee. CMS is a federal government agency operating under the DEPT. OF Health and Human services.

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Welcome to DU, wasupaloopa! femmocrat Apr 2017 #1
Thanks. I am not new to DU I just could not use my past log in after the election hack. My email wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #14
By and large, all progressives know that gov't programs are not "free"... Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #2
Well I read many replys to the other medicare thread this morning where posters described Medicare. wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #9
All I'm saying is that we know it isn't "free"... Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #20
What is paid for with payroll deductions is only part A which is coverage for hospital bed days and wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #52
The OP makes a good point however MichMan Apr 2017 #48
In addition, you paid into Medicare through your taxes while you worked. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #3
I have Medicare with no supplemental - but it's through a local hospital and it's great womanofthehills Apr 2017 #36
That sounds wondeful. Can we all get that? wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #53
I have no supplemental- I just signed up with our local Presbyterian Hospital in NM womanofthehills Apr 2017 #65
Buy that policy from a private insurer dpibel Apr 2017 #4
I agree with all you are saying and I am not complainging. When I was working I had a high wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #10
I don't think the OP was complaining about the cost of Medicare, The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #28
Excellent Coverage Description, but as a retired manager at CMS, BlackCherokee Apr 2017 #5
Thanks for the correction. I was under the impression that private companies contracted with wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #11
"Center for Medicare Services a corporation" dpibel Apr 2017 #6
Wonder what you want I don't care. Some where in my past I had occation to have to deal with CMS wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #12
As a government agency it used to be called "HCFA" BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #30
You're not fuzzy! charlyvi Apr 2017 #37
Thanks for that it gives me hope my mind isn't going too fast. wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #54
There's an informative brochure about Medicare available at Medicare.gov. beaglelover Apr 2017 #17
+1. Don't think most people realize how much beneficiaries pay out of their pocket for Medicare. Hoyt Apr 2017 #7
We need to curb people/organizations profiting off of controlling healthcare killbotfactory Apr 2017 #8
I agree with that. wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #13
Healthcare should be universal and everyone should pay for it Yavin4 Apr 2017 #15
Sales taxes do pay for some health care. I worked for a CA county Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #16
Desn't Canada pay for theirs with a 15 % GST tax? nm MichMan Apr 2017 #49
I am not familiar with Canada's system wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #51
The cost of medicare would go down shockey80 Apr 2017 #18
somehow we would need to make it permanent like a constitutional amendment saying health care is a wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #19
I believe in Medicare for all, but I do not believe it is going to lower the cost more than 8% or Hoyt Apr 2017 #25
I have an Advantage Plan, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2017 #21
The basic truth about Medicare is that... Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #22
I also have an Advantage plan, aka Part C. ginnyinWI Apr 2017 #23
I do too. Had Kaiser before I went back on employer's plan. I liked it, but didn't have much choice Hoyt Apr 2017 #27
I've had Advantage through Kaiser for over a decade. procon Apr 2017 #33
I liked Kaiser too. Plus, with Advantage plans, there is a cap on how much you pay out-of-pocket. Hoyt Apr 2017 #39
Its troublesome, to be sure, and very confusing for a lot of seniors. procon Apr 2017 #43
I was under the impression that Medicare was an extension of ...... northoftheborder Apr 2017 #24
You are eligible at 65 for Medicare, period. No husband, employment, or retirement needed. But there WinkyDink Apr 2017 #35
"A lot of people are never in the system in their work"---Not in the US, there aren't. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #38
There is a penalty if you do not start Medicare at age 65 radical noodle Apr 2017 #40
So people who never paid in are still eligible? MichMan Apr 2017 #46
Not exactly. You aren't eligible for Social Security unless The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #47
You pay for Part A only through payroll deductions. It covers hospital bed days only and there is a wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #55
I'm pretty much in your position, but I don't understany why your supplemental insurance is $180... George II Apr 2017 #26
Depends on what the supplemental policy covers. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #45
The cost of your supplemental not only depends on what DURHAM D Apr 2017 #59
We're 69 and 68 years old, and our UHC plan actually went down to $25 from $29 the prev. year. George II Apr 2017 #61
I believe you have medicare advantage, not regular medicare. nt DURHAM D Apr 2017 #62
bravo for the post AllaN01Bear Apr 2017 #29
I've been saying this for over a year radical noodle Apr 2017 #31
There is no such thing as free healthcare. mwooldri Apr 2017 #32
My late 91-yr-old mother's AARP Supplemental cost $250/mo. If our taxes can pay for the Pentagon and WinkyDink Apr 2017 #34
I have Medicare and I NEVER chillfactor Apr 2017 #41
I have Humana as my supplement... chillfactor Apr 2017 #42
Sounds like you have an advantage plan, not regular medicare supplemental. nt DURHAM D Apr 2017 #60
I am 73 and have an Advantage plan Mickju Apr 2017 #44
This is all so fascinating as it appears we all pay OldHippieChick Apr 2017 #50
I'm on Medicare and can't really afford supplemental insurance. Vinca Apr 2017 #57
I am no expert, but I think this may be the secret. Don't buy all those Humana, OldHippieChick Apr 2017 #58
Where you live also determines supplemental costs. erinlough Apr 2017 #66
But... El Supremo Apr 2017 #56
Medicare for all would save businesses tons of money. Ilsa Apr 2017 #63
Maybe; maybe not MichMan Apr 2017 #64
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