We pay 20%+ of our monthly S/S retirement benefits for Medicare.

[trof]

We pay more in one month than FL governor Rick Scott pays IN A YEAR!

"TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Rick Scott, a critic of the federal health care overhaul, is paying less than $400 a year for health insurance for himself and his wife."
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-rick-sc...

That ain't right.

Here are our numbers:

MEDICARE COSTS:

BASIC $96.50 X 2 = $193/MO.
PLAN 'G' SUPPLEMENTAL
ME: $110.63/MO
WIFE: $88.27/MO

PART 'D' (Drugs)
ME: $42.80/M0
Wife: $39.80

TOTAL HEALTH INS: $474.50/MO

TOTAL MONTHLY S/S RETIREMENT BENEFIT (Both of us): $2355

Note: My wife takes NO prescription drugs. We were advised by a doctor friend that she should go ahead and sign up for coverage now, because
1. It is more expensive for each year you defer, and
2. Someday she may need VERY expensive medications.
jeez

I am mad as hell!
:grr: