Republican plan to eliminate Medicare

somerfrost · #11 04-04-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Guesstimates...

Part A&B once you're paid in and not making over like 100k (I believe) the part B premium is $115/month 80% coverage...Medicare Supplement to cover the other 20% say worst cast $250/month.

If you told me, outside of prescription coverage, that I could get 100% paid-for health coverage for $365 a month I would do f.ucking cartwheels naked in the town square and jizz all over the war memorial each month.

No wonder why Medicare is broke.

But Coach, you aren't retired with a fixed income of $1061 a month either.

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