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madrchsod

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5. so do i and that`s why i love medicare!

Reply to lonestarnot (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 08:55 AM

Jan 2012

i went to the hospital er the other day in a distant city...insurance? ...no medicare..card?... ?...oh, i can look up your ss number.

two weeks i`ll have 0 co-pay.

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So Kathleen Sebelius says they are collecting the information on insurance cos for the 80/20 [View all] lonestarnot Jan 2012 OP

Yes, the new law went into effect at the beginning of January 2012 Tx4obama Jan 2012 #1

Well the more they raise premiums the more we get back unless they spend it on health care. I think lonestarnot Jan 2012 #2

For various values of "huge" zipplewrath Jan 2012 #7

What if Barack Obama capped health insurance company profits... ellisonz Jan 2012 #3

He didn't zipplewrath Jan 2012 #6

15% sounds like a cap to me... ellisonz Jan 2012 #8

A cap on margin zipplewrath Jan 2012 #10

Yes. ellisonz Jan 2012 #11

Genius! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #12

Given that they get their data from insurance companies-- eridani Jan 2012 #4

the ins. cos just lost a suit to classify sales comissions as "care". lolololol nice try. elehhhhna Jan 2012 #9

You think that's the only trick they have? eridani Jan 2012 #13

so do i and that`s why i love medicare! madrchsod Jan 2012 #5