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A crisis for many low-income internet users is looming. It’s linked to a critical government program expected to run out of funding at the end of April. Known as the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), the benefit provides discounts on internet...
by akmk
on Sat Apr 06, 2024 at 07:29 PM PDT
with 27 Recommends
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It’s easy to see when someone does something that benefits us, but sometimes we neglect to take note of those who tried to stop that good stuff from happening. That’s glaringly apparent when we look at the U.S. Congress where, for the most part,...
by RickElia
on Sat Feb 17, 2024 at 05:33 AM PST
with 14 Recommends
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There have been many posts here about the advantages and dangers of Medicare Advantage (MA) for the average consumer. They are extremely appealing with low or no cost policies, and more benefits than standard Medicare. But if you choose MA, beware that...
by zman1527
on Tue Oct 31, 2023 at 01:10 PM PDT
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We are beginning to be besieged with ads, mailings, phone calls, etc. for Medicare “Disadvantage” plans. Don’t be fooled - it’s a scam to funnel people into private insurance — not Medicare. And it’s an assault on traditional Medicare with the goal to...
by rvtravel
on Sun Oct 15, 2023 at 08:18 AM PDT
with 499 Recommends
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The days are getting short. The sun doesn’t feel so warm, when it shines. Weeds have grown up in the garden. Nobody cares. They won’t stop the last tomatoes from ripening. Parts of the plants have turned brown and limp. But if you pull one up, thinking...
by AliceT4
on Sat Sep 16, 2023 at 01:35 PM PDT
with 23 Recommends
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Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act . Biden held a press event today along with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority ...
by Walter Einenkel
on Wed Aug 16, 2023 at 04:50 PM PDT
with 124 Recommends
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(This is crossposted from my substack newsletter. — Chloe) Nobody should be basing vaccine access on financial focus, right-wing politics, hopium, perceived administrative inconvenience, nor anti-vax disinformation. Vaccine policy should not be a...
by watermelonpunch
on Sun Apr 02, 2023 at 02:38 PM PDT
with 17 Recommends
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Social Security is one of the most popular and successful government programs in the history of our country because it works. Before it was created in 1935, about half of our nation’s seniors were ...
by Irna L Landrum
on Mon Mar 27, 2023 at 11:00 AM PDT
with 68 Recommends
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Although I’ve only contributed two or three times to DK, I hope the community can help with a dire issue. My wife and I (both in our mid-60s, health issues on my part), saved a small log cabin in Southwest Colorado twenty-seven years ago. We added a...
by Coloradowoodsman
on Fri Mar 03, 2023 at 07:18 AM PST
with 56 Recommends
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When President Joe Biden blasted some Republicans during his State of the Union address for taking aim at Social Security and Medicare, he encouraged doubters to contact his office for more information if they didn't believe his assertion. The White...
by Kerry Eleveld
on Tue Feb 14, 2023 at 11:28 AM PST
with 128 Recommends
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HealthcareDive.com 4 Feb 2023: Federal regulators likely will claw back billions of dollars [paid to] Medicare Advantage plans [calculated from] 2018, backtracking from an earlier proposal that … had proposed to [reach as far as 2011 on overpayments...
by mettle fatigue
on Sat Feb 04, 2023 at 02:13 PM PST
with 289 Recommends
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At the end of December, a serious cold front hit the country and battered the east coast. Areas like Boston and Buffalo saw temperatures drop quickly as a severe storm hit. Dozens of deaths have been reported, ranging from people stuck in homes without...
by Walter Einenkel
on Wed Jan 18, 2023 at 07:09 AM PST
with 232 Recommends
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Looking back over the year, obviously the big news was the Supreme Court’s destruction of Roe v. Wade in June, and the subsequent laws restricting women’s reproductive choices in red states (and ...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
on Sat Dec 31, 2022 at 05:00 PM PST
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Advantage plans took an estimated $11.4 billion in fraudulent & erroneous payments from Medicare in 2022, only the most recent of nearly a decade of growing annual figures involving one of the most profitable of American insurance industry sectors....
by mettle fatigue
on Fri Dec 16, 2022 at 04:29 PM PST
with 36 Recommends
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UPDATE: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 · 5:41:41 AM +00:00 · mettle fatigue iNTERNATIONAL EXPERTS RECOMMEND Actions to End the Pandemic SARS-CoV-2 still moves among us, requiring continued efforts and resources to save lives. This is the first of six themes...
by mettle fatigue
on Sat Nov 26, 2022 at 07:08 PM PST
with 271 Recommends
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A BOMBSHELL STUDY SHOWS A SECOND COVID INFECTION DOUBLED DEATHS IN OLDER PATIENTS, regardless of vaccination status, and more than tripled hospitalizations for a group of 40,947 covid victims with an average age of 60.12 years. The study is especially...
by Mark Hennon
on Wed Nov 16, 2022 at 08:55 AM PST
with 32 Recommends
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So, the Republicans want to make the mid-term elections about the economy? Guess they don’t recall that the economy is more than just about current gas and food costs… it’s also about their track record, and their track record SUCKS! Republicans are...
by cigel
on Sun Oct 30, 2022 at 04:17 AM PDT
with 5 Recommends
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With the open enrollment period starting in three days, this a good time to analyze the entire concept of Medicare Part C also known as Medicare Advantage. Their are many gaps in our current Medicare system that makes the Medicare recipient responsible...
by KYTom
on Wed Oct 12, 2022 at 01:21 PM PDT
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” That famous phrase from Charles Dickens sums up the double-edged sword hanging over the roughly 63 million Americans now getting monthly retirement payouts from Social Security. Their 2022 COLA...
by Gerald Scorse
on Thu Oct 13, 2022 at 07:36 AM PDT
with 60 Recommends
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Frankly, as awful as the Republicans are, their leadership is dotted with millennials and gen-Xers whether we look at DeSantis, Hawley, Rubio, MTG, and others. These are dreadful people, but they sadly draw more excitement (as evidenced by the...
by omu
on Sat Jul 02, 2022 at 10:37 AM PDT
with 20 Recommends
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