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To: Neeka who wrote (354867)	3/22/2010 3:53:02 AM
From: unclewest	5 Recommendations Respond to of 793957

Not sure if you are on medicare MM, but anyone here that is, please report what, if any changes you see in deductibles, fees or raised cost for participating if you don't mind. Obama said we can keep the insurance we have. Well my wife and I can. We just have to pay more. As I posted earlier, a retired military couple, over 65 and on medicare is going to have co-pays and fees increased by $6,300 per year. The reason given is these veterans abuse the system!!! Meanwhile nearly 50% of the remaining Vietnam vets are dying of proven service related wounds, injuries, diseases or war zone chemical exposures. Is seeking care for those deadly ailments abuse? They are nailing the military because they can. The Dems know we pay no union dues that can be used as political contributions.

To: Neeka who wrote (354867)	3/22/2010 9:19:37 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793957

When I turned 65 last year my mail box was stuffed daily with Medicare offers. I have Federal Employees Health Benefits (not as great as the talk says it is), and had the option of going to Medicare. I could not see the benefit for me, but I finally went for Part A. I'm not sure what effect, positive or negative, or cost, my decision had. I think it mainly had the effect of saving BC/BS the hospitalization burden. Or something. It was so convoluted, I could not understand why I should switch anything, but I finally went for the minimum. Kinda sorry I did now.