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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:48 PM Original message |
Medicare Buy-in $700, A Month? |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. A damn shitty one if the figures are correct. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. better to have single payer it comes out of salary |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. Tweety probably just pulled a number out of his fat ass. I saw $400 |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Private insurance is usually worthless |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 05:43 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Not within a system like FEHBP. |
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endless october (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. i read over $800 on another thread here. |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. Who could afford that? |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm not hearing anything I like so far. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. I remember words like "affordable health care for all." |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. he said several hundred a month |
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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Aah. |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. I thought so. |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. I saw $800 also. What a deal. I'm paying $400 now for good coverage. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. How much is your employer paying? |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. $400. That's me. |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. Are they freakin' high? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. Don't worry about it. There is going to be no buy in or public option |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. HCTC will pay for 80% of my employers group |
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rgbecker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
14. If you're over 55 and paying less than $700/mo. better keep it. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. My wife, who is 54, is paying 700 a month, and is uninsurable, |
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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Jesus Wept |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Yep. And that's not at all unusual for individuals who |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
18. That will become the basis for private insurance for 55+ |
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rgbecker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I interested in where you get that idea. Is it in the present House or Senate Bill? |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. It seems logical that if the Medicare "Buy-In" is say $600 or $700 |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. DON'T WORRY! they're dropping the expansion of medicare. |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
25. A pretty good one, from where I'm sitting |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. That's supposed to be "affordable" WTF |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 05:48 AM Response to Original message |
29. The "lords" have no idea how the peons live |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
30. It is high for sure... |
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