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[Snowpuppy]

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@ashleigh dupray wrote:

i just saw that on my local yokel news.  the two 30ish anchors were snickering about how that averages to around $4 a month.  hah hah chortle chortle and then hah hah your Medicare will be going up hah hah  these two make close to $ 200,000 each.

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That's nothing.

Tune into CNN where Wolf earns an estimated $10M a year. Anderson probably outpaces that.

I cut the cord. Why tune in & make them wealthier?

[Annabellethecat66]

All of this is unbelievable.  I HAD to go on Medicare.  I didn't want it, didn't need it, wanted to keep paying for my own insurance (which incidentally was hundreds of dollars a month).  But I have the money and liked my insurance.  Because I was self-employed I didn't have a choice.  How'd you like that?  That money could have gone to people who could use it.  

As far as social security, I worked for the government before I had children so I didn't pay into social security.  I didn't apply for social security until this year (I turn 70).  For some reason they backed up the payments to October of 2015 so I received a large sum of money (I don't understand any of it).  i receive money every month from Social Security.  

Most of the people paying into it now will never get it back.  They will have run out of money.  I think it is totally mis-handled.  My daughter bugged me to death when I was in my 60's to apply.  I was told that due to investments I made too much money and for every $2 I was given one would have to be given back and it wouldn't make sense.  She said, "It will be like you weren't here.  Come back when you turn 70."

I know everyone says, "Your husband paid into it, you DESERVE it".  I'm sorry but I think differently.  I think you should be able to decide to whom to give your social security to and they'd get it.  I receive it because it wouldn't make any difference helping others who really need the money.

I sit in my Drs offices and talk to people waiting.  They tell me how this is the last visit because the Dr will no longer take only Medicare or for this or that reason.  It breaks my heart.  Medicare pays Drs next to nothing for these visits.  

This is one more thing becoming like I say, "The have's and the have nots".  I have friends who have "Concierge Medicine" (look it up).  They pay the Dr X amount of money and he is specifically their Dr.  In some cases they submit reimbursements and in a few the Dr does but they pay up front .....they have the money to do that.  The Dr is always available to them.

This has always been a country for the young.  However, they used to respect older citizens by taking care of them.  You tell me, is this still the case?

[SilleeMee]

Old people who are poor are in serious trouble in this country when it comes to many things, especially healthcare.

[SharkE]

yep, and gonna get worse. 

[Kachina624]

Better be thankful for that pitiful increase.  There's talk in some corners of reducing  benefits.

[Cakers3]

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Medicare Part B increases cannot be more that SS increases.

But the increases in Medicare Part B will affect new enrollees in 2017 and unless Congress steps in this November there could be a steep jump for them.

Unfortunately COLA for SS basis some of the inflation factors on goods most seniors do not purchase-large ticket items.

But if anyone has been food shopping lately-and I'm sure we all have - food prices are not stable at all. 

We shall see what happens but so far it isn't looking up for a lot of folks.

[viva923]

that will give me about 1 1/2 gallon of fuel for me.  

Read today that medicare is going up ,that should cancel out the pay raise and then some

[tansy]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Better be thankful for that pitiful increase.  There's talk in some corners of reducing  benefits.

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Yep.  People need to pay attention.  

[Snowpuppy]

Look at the proposals for paid family leave. It will be funded by SS.

So if 20% of the population gets a check, who is left that's paying in?

[BlingQueen022]

All I know is that if you have Medicare you have "gold."  When you have a secondary insurance you pay nothing.  I can't wait to get medicare when I'm eligible.  I'm tired of getting nickled and dimed to death from Federal Blue Shield.  If I had Medicare, I'd pay nothing when I see doctors.