Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #25 – July 15, 2021, 09:56:02 am Question for the full timers. What do you do for health insurance? I’m a retired federal worker, both the wife and I are old enough that Medicare kicked in, so we have options. We are a little desperate as we’ve sold the home and started full timing. Our new address is not in the coverage area for the old health plan - a big surprise for us as the new address is in the same area of the country. If this is to far off topic please delete the post. I’m no longer in the LD, but am more at home with this community. 2 Likes
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #26 – July 15, 2021, 11:39:45 am Quote from: John DaCrema - July 15, 2021, 09:56:02 amQuestion for the full timers. What do you do for health insurance? I’m a retired federal worker, both the wife and I are old enough that Medicare kicked in, so we have options. We are a little desperate as we’ve sold the home and started full timing. Our new address is not in the coverage area for the old health plan - a big surprise for us as the new address is in the same area of the country. If this is to far off topic please delete the post. I’m no longer in the LD, but am more at home with this community. As long as you're not using Medicare Advantage (Medicare C), Medicare A & B is nationwide. What about staying with FEHB, which is also offers nationwide plans? I plan on staying on Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO through FEHB after medicare age and opting out of medicare B and D. The out of pocket has a reasonable cap and I don't have to worry about increased medicare premium costs when I start taking money out of my TSP(401K) account. Those mandatory distributions throw single people into higher premium brackets pretty quickly. LInda 1 Likes
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #27 – July 15, 2021, 11:48:09 am Since Barbara turned 65, we've been on Medicare parts A and B with Medicare supplemental plans. Our prescriptions are via a Medicare part D plan (primarily 90 day mail order refills). This has worked well for us.Art
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #28 – July 15, 2021, 12:29:20 pm Lucky for me I haven't needed a doctor in a very long time. I turned 63 a few weeks ago. Maybe it's the nomadic laid back lifestyle I live, along with good genes.I haven't had health insurance in a very long time now. It's just way too expensive, and I'd rather take that money and put it into a better life now.Not a big fan of most insurance offered. 1 Likes
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #29 – July 15, 2021, 01:02:42 pm Just my experience: last spring I had a kidney stone. I've had them before, and usually I just suffer until the stone passes. But this one was large enough to block my ureter and cause a kidney infection. I spent five days in the hospital.The bill came to more than $85,000. But between them, Medicare and my former employer's retiree medical plan paid for all but about $1,500 of that. Without health insurance, I'd have been nearly wiped out.The older you get, the more likely you are to be hit with large, unplanned medical expenses. It's easy to think that health insurance is too expensive... until you find out how much more expensive it is NOT to have it. 9 Likes
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #30 – July 15, 2021, 03:59:27 pm Quote from: Linda B - July 15, 2021, 11:39:45 amAs long as you're not using Medicare Advantage (Medicare C), Medicare A & B is nationwide. What about staying with FEHB, which is also offers nationwide plans? I plan on staying on Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO through FEHB after medicare age and opting out of medicare B and D. The out of pocket has a reasonable cap and I don't have to worry about increased medicare premium costs when I start taking money out of my TSP(401K) account. LIndaWe are thinking strongly to switching to Blue Cross. The issue is where are the medical records stored? With respect to you not picking up part B. There is a significant penalty for signing up late. And you pay that the rest of your life. Our retirement officer led me to believe I didn’t need part B because of the FEHB. That is not completely true.
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #31 – July 15, 2021, 04:02:17 pm I was vacationing in Yosemite in 2013 with my daughter and I was flown to Fresno St Agnis Hospital for a two day stay and a stent installation for a total blockage of my descending artery. Didn’t expect that.I have always had health insurance. Wouldnt live without it. At a total cost of nearly $220,000 that would have wiped me out. Helicopter ride was $40,000.I was just 60 and had some crazy notion that I could do without insurance until Medicare and retire at 62. I worked until I was 65. So glad I did.Kent 6 Likes
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #32 – July 15, 2021, 04:47:40 pm All I’ll add, Jota, is that lots of us make it to our early sixties in enviable good health. Then all hell seems to break loose. Insurance definitely saved our financial lives. YMMV, but I wouldn’t bet the farm on it! — Jon 1 Likes
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #33 – July 15, 2021, 11:05:04 pm Quote from: John DaCrema - July 15, 2021, 03:59:27 pmWe are thinking strongly to switching to Blue Cross. The issue is where are the medical records stored? Be sure any BC PPO has nationwide network coverage. The last time I noticed, such a PPO was only available in a couple of states.Art 1 Likes
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #34 – July 21, 2021, 09:46:43 am And so I was petting a dog. We had plans to winter in the "Q" then head across the country driving I-10 west to east then up the as coast just as spring hit. Oh 'bout 2 or 3 in the morning I was throwing up or as my sweet wife put it fulling the black tank with something new. Seems I got a Pasteurella multocida - Wikipedia infection for said dog. After spending three days in the LD I went to the ER. Total cost $12,356. Out of pocket $50. So I guess if you never pet dogs or cats or have anything to do with wild or domestic animals you will be safe.glen 2 Likes
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #35 – July 21, 2021, 04:33:25 pm Be careful when handling unfamiliar animals. Our neighbor brought home a cute little stray kitten who gave the family ringworm (Times corporis infection—a fungus) that required weeks of topical and some oral medications to cure.
Re: Full Timers Roll Call Reply #36 – July 21, 2021, 08:44:47 pm Quote from: colddog - July 21, 2021, 09:46:43 amAnd so I was petting a dog. We had plans to winter in the "Q" then head across the country driving I-10 west to east then up the as coast just as spring hit. Oh 'bout 2 or 3 in the morning I was throwing up or as my sweet wife put it fulling the black tank with something new. Seems I got a Pasteurella multocida - Wikipedia infection for said dog. After spending three days in the LD I went to the ER. Total cost $12,356. Out of pocket $50. So I guess if you never pet dogs or cats or have anything to do with wild or domestic animals you will be safe.I may never pet a dog again.Larry 2 Likes
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