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To: Snowshoe who wrote (214215)	8/2/2007 11:07:15 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793955

In the end I downplayed cost and chose name-brand insurance companies that I figured would provide better service. I feel your pain. I, too, have two degrees and a systems-analysis background. Plus I spent 30 years reading and writing, among other things, for the government. I should be far more qualified than most to figure Medicare out. If I struggle, it must be horrid for so many others. The main reason I'm considering adding Part B is to avoid facing the complexities. Between A, B, and Blue Cross, my understanding is that everything is paid for but prescription co-pays. So I'm told by folks who take that route. It may not be cost effective for me to add Part B but it would be worth it to toss the whole mess in the payers' court and just stay out of it. Peace of mind has value, too. Particularly when you're of Medicare age.