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Old 08-01-2008, 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by efrahin
Sidney: I am glad not to be alone, I did not understood anything about all this nonsense. When I went to the Social Security in my town and ask for help they told me: "We dont understand it either" then I asked my doctor, whose wife is the office person and she suggested AARP-United Healthcare. Everything in the plan works all right except the plan D. What they are doing with the old people (euphemism for senior citizens) is criminal.
efrahin: Rest assured you are not alone! This boondoggle called 'Plan D' was created by a congressional majority and a president four or five years ago to take into account their support by the pharmaceutical and insurance industries, with the old people be d***ed. As a volunteer with Hospice and in my own life and that of my wife, I've had a lot of experience dealing with health insurance companies, and this is the absolute worst. That is why I was opposed to it from the time it was being structured; I could see where it was going. We can only hope that there will be a change in Washington after the November election with enough seats in Congress changing hands that this nightmare will be able to be changed; as of the last election a year and a half ago the Congress did change in leadership, but unfortunately not enough to be veto-proof. Meantime, all we can do is struggle through it until it can be changed. We had such an excellent private pharmaceutical plan, but when Plan D was executed, it gave the insurance companies the freedom to opt-out by requiring those over age 65, that is, Medicare eligible, to select a Plan D. If I can help in any way, feel free to let me know.