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OAITW r.2.0

(28,711 posts)
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 09:48 PM Sep 2022

I got "Medicare and You 2023" delivered to me today.

Holy shit, what a comprehensive, 130 page bound document. Incredible resource for every American. Well done Democrats and Joe Biden!

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I got "Medicare and You 2023" delivered to me today. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 OP
Haven't gotten mine yet. Do we have to request it? Native Sep 2022 #1
No, husbands came today without requesting it. MLAA Sep 2022 #2
They come every year. summer_in_TX Sep 2022 #22
Thanks! MLAA Sep 2022 #24
Well,.. magicarpet Sep 2022 #3
Been there, did that. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 #5
Kentucky Bourbon helps.... magicarpet Sep 2022 #8
Doing my best to support local craft brews. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 #14
I got one too, a little light reading Walleye Sep 2022 #4
Only if I need to. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 #6
It is handy, I actually read part of it last year for something I can't remember Walleye Sep 2022 #9
You can download the PDF off the medicare.gov site, too. Pinback Sep 2022 #7
But it makes people aware that such a comprehensive doc exists - in reality. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 #11
I got one a couple of days ago. To be fair, I got one in 2020, too. rsdsharp Sep 2022 #10
Got mine today central scrutinizer Sep 2022 #12
Hey brother...how are you doing? ret5hd Sep 2022 #13
Didn't plant any corn this year central scrutinizer Sep 2022 #21
Did anyone actually read theirs? I got through the table of cont., and scanned the stuff that 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #15
You're smarter than the average Hotdog....but is it important for all Hotdogs? OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 #16
My rights are quite limited. I am a retired state employee. The state pays for our Medicare through 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #17
Hope you got good health insurance. Not sure what I have, but scips and out of pocket is maybe OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 #18
Don't know. I've never been really sick. 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #19
Spent as little time as possible in Hospitals. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 #20
I've been getting that every year since I got on Medicare, which is some PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #23

summer_in_TX

(3,294 posts)
22. They come every year.
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 11:22 PM
Sep 2022

You have the option of changing insurance details even after age 65.

As I remember it from when I turned 65 a few years ago, I could choose a different secondary insurance provider or maybe go to Advantage.

November is the month for changing that, if we want to.

magicarpet

(16,992 posts)
3. Well,..
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 10:04 PM
Sep 2022

Welcome to the old fogey club.

You'll be getting crusty, dried out and brittle before you know it. It creeps up on you quickly.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,711 posts)
14. Doing my best to support local craft brews.
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 10:22 PM
Sep 2022

Oak Pond Brewing Co., Canaan, ME - Start with Dooryard....end with Nut Brown. Ales, that is.

A buddy of mine started OP in very early Oughts' I think. Since past, but the family continues to brew. I continue to drink.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,711 posts)
6. Only if I need to.
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 10:08 PM
Sep 2022

Will keep it handy. just in case. But I appreciate the effort to provide accurate information.

Pinback

(12,909 posts)
7. You can download the PDF off the medicare.gov site, too.
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 10:10 PM
Sep 2022

I do that and recycle the paper copy. Saves about an inch of filing cabinet space.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,711 posts)
11. But it makes people aware that such a comprehensive doc exists - in reality.
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 10:16 PM
Sep 2022

While I am truly, no paper, in my business....I actually appreciate a comprehensive guide to Medicare. I'll keep it handy.

ret5hd

(21,320 posts)
13. Hey brother...how are you doing?
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 10:18 PM
Sep 2022

Did your corn come in good this year? We were driving today and we’re talking of you.

central scrutinizer

(12,441 posts)
21. Didn't plant any corn this year
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 11:14 PM
Sep 2022

Carrots were a total failure. Bumper crop of beets, peppers, leeks. Stuff is late this year because April and early May were cool and rainy. Tomatoes are finally producing enough ripe ones to freeze and can. Hope you’re doing well in NM.

3Hotdogs

(13,573 posts)
15. Did anyone actually read theirs? I got through the table of cont., and scanned the stuff that
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 10:30 PM
Sep 2022

applies to N.J.

Its in the recycling bin.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,711 posts)
16. You're smarter than the average Hotdog....but is it important for all Hotdogs?
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 10:44 PM
Sep 2022

I think - as a resource doc, that anyone can get access to, makes it important. I wouldn't assume your knowledge acquisition management skills are typical of, say, 75% of the general population. Save paper/store info. Get it...but what about people that need a physical copy to understand their rights and use them?

3Hotdogs

(13,573 posts)
17. My rights are quite limited. I am a retired state employee. The state pays for our Medicare through
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 10:48 PM
Sep 2022

Aetna.

We take it or we pay for it ourselves, if we want something different.



So far, I'm happy with what I get. And maybe the booklet is important to other people. But to me, it does no good.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,711 posts)
18. Hope you got good health insurance. Not sure what I have, but scips and out of pocket is maybe
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 10:57 PM
Sep 2022

$500.00/yr.....now.

3Hotdogs

(13,573 posts)
19. Don't know. I've never been really sick.
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 11:00 PM
Sep 2022

I'm 80, next month and I've never been a patient in hospital.


My ex. says I need help but that's another matter.

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