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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDU'ers on Medicare....how long did the enrollment process take?
Just curious...
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)antigop
(12,778 posts)chillfactor
(7,584 posts)10-15 minutes top....
northoftheborder
(7,574 posts)No big deal, talked to a live person, totally effortless. Of course that is a very simple program compared to ACA.
I don't want to sound like a retrograde neanderthal, but, perhaps a thousand or so live persons trained to do the ACA signup via phone might have worked better and cost less. Still could have been transferred to digital.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)i guess those gumberment workers know what they are doing!
tularetom
(23,664 posts)By phone
OregonBlue
(7,754 posts)No consideration for income, etc.
Of course you still will probably need to go and get a supplemental policy but that is a decision you make and you make it based on need and cost.
So, they are not the same in any way. Not different qualifications for each state. Not having to determine if the person qualifies for Medicaid or subsidies. Not having to offer multiple policies by county.
Apples and oranges.
LoisB
(7,231 posts)your premium is determined by your 2011 income. Monthly premium ranges between $92 and about $350.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)when I found out my husband was terminal and learned I would be able to continue on without interruption, even though I was not 65.
PADemD
(4,482 posts)I knew in about a month that I was enrolled.
Medicare Part D was another matter. I chose a supplier which is no longer allowed to enroll because of all the complaints received by Medicare.
I attempted to have my premium automatically deducted from my checking, and the company sent me a form with the wrong address. After four months on the plan, I received a call from their customer service. They didn't even know that they had been paid every month, with the most recent payment the day before the phone call.
One time I went to pick up a prescription a few weeks after a previous one, and the pharmacy had no record of me. I had received a reminder call on the previous prescription.
treestar
(82,383 posts)is problems proving your age - some people still have that but hopefully those chances decline with time.
I've met people who can't come up with a birth certificate. Looking old doesn't seem to be convincing to the bureaucrats.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)i can download all my info from this site.
you`ll notice that medicare for all would have been a better way to go....
LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)antigop
(12,778 posts)LoisB
(7,231 posts)Cleita
(75,480 posts)it being quick and hassle free. Neither of us did it on line but made appointments with the SS office and were signed up by a person who walked us through it.
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)It's like they want to help.