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Social Security & Medicare

roundtown98

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13. Medicare Forum

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 03:06 PM

Mar 2017

I am too from Central Ohio. Part B deductible went up. Plan F for Medicare Supplements is going away in 2020. Part D prescriptions will be back to cost share of 25% by the individual by 2020. More money out of pocket for people on fixed income.

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Went to a Medicare forum today [View all] irisblue Nov 2016 OP

I don't think it will change for anyone already in the system. RandySF Nov 2016 #1

So if they plan to change it 10 years from now greymattermom Nov 2016 #2

Right RandySF Nov 2016 #6

I think they'll try to privatize it. subterranean Nov 2016 #3

whole bunch of low info Rep voters did vote to cut their Medicare. irisblue Nov 2016 #5

If it's anything like my experience with union jobs here after I graduated in the 80's... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #4

How do you know? CountAllVotes Nov 2016 #8

I felt like I was talking about myself in the future. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #9

My father had macular degeneration CountAllVotes Nov 2016 #11

Of course he deserved it! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #12

Medicare roundtown98 Mar 2017 #14

Right. They are stating outright that they are going to phase it out, and they have all the Squinch Nov 2016 #7

Of course it's not going to change in 2017. But don't fall asleep yet. (nt) enough Nov 2016 #10

Medicare Forum roundtown98 Mar 2017 #13

Welcome to DU! Nice to have you here from central Ohio. no text irisblue Apr 2017 #15