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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: A small funeral for Medicare and Medicaid
From: pjleeson at mchsi.com (Philip Leeson)
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:19:17 -0500
References: <8359EF8D-B44B-4530-B217-855AA1BBD2F9@mac.com> <4E333701.5030201@cox.net> <F838F850-725D-48F5-87ED-E6E0AB1AFBAC@usjet.net> <4E334449.5050803@cox.net>

I don't think your numbers are correct on the likely future Medicare Part B 
premiums:

<http://www.factcheck.org/2011/04/premium-nonsense-on-medicare/>

The Ryan plan has been killed off for now; but should the tea partiers get 
their way shockwaves could follow.

One person's wasteful entitlement is another's knee replacement?

Phil


On Jul 29, 2011, at 6:37 PM, Ken Carney wrote:

> Don't know about want, but we need the insurance.  We have private 
> insurance that is quite a bit better than MC Part B/D, so we're used to 
> paying :).  My concern was for lower income retirees who may be really 
> squeezed by the increasing MC premiums, and then receive reduced or 
> rationed care.
> 
> On 7/29/2011 6:09 PM, Robert Meier wrote:
>> Ken,
>> 
>> I'm confused -- do you not want the insurance, or do you just not want to 
>> pay for it?
>> 
>> Robert
>> 
>> On Jul 29, 2011, at 5:41 PM, Ken Carney wrote:
>> 
>>> Ever since I turned 65, I keep seeing myself as Edward G. Robinson in 
>>> Soylent Green when I need health care.  In 2013, the base Medicare Part 
>>> B premium goes to $245 (it is now $105), and goes up as your income goes 
>>> up.  That is about $500 per month for a couple, plus another $4,000 or 
>>> so for a Medigap supplement for two.  These amounts are from memory but 
>>> I think are close.  In terms familiar to us, that is an M9 and lens 
>>> every year for health care that will probably be rationed anyway.  
>>> "Remember in November" as they say.  Nice photos BTW.
>>> 
>>> Ken
>>> 
>>> On 7/29/2011 10:32 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>>>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=5500>
>>>> 
>>>> c&  c always welcome
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> George Lottermoser
>>>> george at imagist.com
>>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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In reply to: Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMGs: A small funeral for Medicare and Medicaid)
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Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] IMGs: A small funeral for Medicare and Medicaid)