my insurance costs for next year

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I got the notice from my retiree benefits department. I had been forewarned that the costs would go up but I was shocked at how much! I have two choices. One is $442 a month and the other one is $789 a month. Whew!So I won't be able to afford my insurance though my employer. I simply cannot afford either of those. That is just insurance for a single person with Medicare. Granted the insurance through my retiree benefits is really good insurance... but those prices are incredible. Before I could get that insurance for around $150 a month.hugs SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

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Wow, that is quite a hike! Wow!

~*~Hugs~*~

~*~Akiba~*~

-- my insurance costs for next year

I got the notice from my retiree benefits department. I had been forewarned that the costs would go up but I was shocked at how much! I have two choices. One is $442 a month and the other one is $789 a month. Whew!So I won't be able to afford my insurance though my employer. I simply cannot afford either of those. That is just insurance for a single person with Medicare. Granted the insurance through my retiree benefits is really good insurance... but those prices are incredible. Before I could get that insurance for around $150 a month.hugs

SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

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It's terrible. I can't imagine who can afford that on my kind of income, which is retiree pay from the State of Arizona. SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Thu, September 23, 2010 6:48:32 PMSubject: Re: my insurance costs for next year

Wow, that is quite a hike! Wow!

~*~Hugs~*~

~*~Akiba~*~

-- my insurance costs for next year

I got the notice from my retiree benefits department. I had been forewarned that the costs would go up but I was shocked at how much! I have two choices. One is $442 a month and the other one is $789 a month. Whew!So I won't be able to afford my insurance though my employer. I simply cannot afford either of those. That is just insurance for a single person with Medicare. Granted the insurance through my retiree benefits is really good insurance... but those prices are incredible. Before I could get that insurance for around $150 a month.hugs

SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

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Oh Lord, Sharon,That's highway robbery!I am so sorry you won't beable to continue with yourinsurance. What will you donow?love to you, in this situation,and always,Kate my insurance costs for next yearTo: Group > I got the notice from my retiree benefits department. I had > been forewarned > that the costs would go up but I was shocked at how much! I > have two choices. > One is $442 a month and the other one is $789 a month. Whew!> > So I won't be able to afford my insurance though my employer. I > simply cannot > afford either of those. That is just insurance for a single > person with > Medicare. Granted the insurance through my retiree benefits is > really good > insurance... but those prices are incredible. Before I could > get that insurance > for around $150 a month.> > hugs> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations > in spelling and > grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no > way are to be > considered flaws or defects.> > > Kate

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Sorry Sharon about your insurance costs. That is out rageous. I hope that you

can find some that you can afford. Love Margaret

>I got the notice from my retiree benefits department. I had been forewarned

>that the costs would go up but I was shocked at how much! I have two choices.

>One is $442 a month and the other one is $789 a month. Whew!

>

>So I won't be able to afford my insurance though my employer. I simply cannot

>afford either of those. That is just insurance for a single person with

>Medicare. Granted the insurance through my retiree benefits is really good

>insurance... but those prices are incredible. Before I could get that

insurance

>for around $150 a month.

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>hugs

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>

>Sharon

>This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling

and

>grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be

>considered flaws or defects.

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Ouch!!!!! no.. super BIG OUCH!!!!

That sounds like they've COBRA'd you out of the group plan with

those prices.. Didn't you work for the state??? It's a shame that

you aren't here in PA.. cause then, if I'm not sorely mistaken, you

would have had benefits paid for you BY the state for the rest of

your life..

I suspect that UPMC for Life is only here in the Pittsburgh area..

but doesn't your state have a list of Medicare Supplementals for the

state somewhere??..

Well.. I found this:

http://www.id.state.az.us/publications/2010_Medigap_Prem_Comp_Final.pdf

and this:

http://www.id.state.az.us/consumerlifehealth.html#seniorhealth

and this is the main site where I found those two from above:

http://www.id.state.az.us/consumerlifehealth.html

If you don't get something out of those.. let me know and I'll see

if I can't dig deeper and find something else that might help..

HUGS

|)onna

I got the notice from my retiree benefits

department. I had been forewarned that the costs would go up

but I was shocked at how much! I have two choices. One is $442

a month and the other one is $789 a month. Whew!

So I won't be able to afford my insurance though my employer. I

simply cannot afford either of those. That is just insurance for

a single person with Medicare. Granted the insurance through my

retiree benefits is really good insurance... but those prices

are incredible. Before I could get that insurance for around

$150 a month.

hugs

Sharon

This email is a natural hand made product.

The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its

individual character and beauty and in no way are to be

considered flaws or defects.

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Hi Sharon, I'm so sorry for you. The new healthcare bill has made it bad for many people, and the thing that has me steaming is Andy Griffith is on TV doing commercials about how great the new Healthcare is, and mentions how it has improved Medicare, and the best was about to come. They play this at least 5 times a day/night. I think about all the people who have got their insurances cut, dropped, or can't get it. My daughter Tina has been on unemployment for over a year, has a disabled husband, and between his disability and her unemply. they were $12.00 OVER for her to get Oregon Basic. When she had to apply for UE again they cut her benefits in half, and told her she had to put her name in the "lottery" AGAIN to see if she will be qualified to get basic this time. But that could take up to another couple months. Between the 2 of them they

don't make over $1000. a mo., and they have a 20 mo. old son to support. Luckily Christian was able to get health benefits thru his dads disability benefits.

Is there a way you could be added to your sons health insurance seeings how you are living with him? Some insurance programs have that option.

Hugs and Love, Jackie

May the peace of God be with you...the love of Jesus enfold you...and the Spirit of Christ fill you.

Subject: Re: my insurance costs for next yearTo: MSersLife Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 7:48 PM

It's terrible. I can't imagine who can afford that on my kind of income, which is retiree pay from the State of Arizona.

SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

To: MSersLife Sent: Thu, September 23, 2010 6:48:32 PMSubject: Re: my insurance costs for next year

Wow, that is quite a hike! Wow!

~*~Hugs~*~

~*~Akiba~*~

-- my insurance costs for next year

I got the notice from my retiree benefits department. I had been forewarned that the costs would go up but I was shocked at how much! I have two choices. One is $442 a month and the other one is $789 a month. Whew!So I won't be able to afford my insurance though my employer. I simply cannot afford either of those. That is just insurance for a single person with Medicare. Granted the insurance through my retiree benefits is really good insurance... but those prices are incredible. Before I could get that insurance for around $150 a month.hugs

SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

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Hi JackieMy son and his family don't have insurance. They can't afford it and they don't qualify for medicaid. I just won't be able to get the really good insurance through my 'employer' ever again. I can get a medicare supplement type insurance s I will be fine. I'm sorry to hear Tina can't get insurance. How is Christian doing? You haven't sent me any pics of him for awhile!hugs SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are

to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Fri, September 24, 2010 11:56:29 PMSubject: Re: my insurance costs for next

year

Hi Sharon, I'm so sorry for you. The new healthcare bill has made it bad for many people, and the thing that has me steaming is Andy Griffith is on TV doing commercials about how great the new Healthcare is, and mentions how it has improved Medicare, and the best was about to come. They play this at least 5 times a day/night. I think about all the people who have got their insurances cut, dropped, or can't get it. My daughter Tina has been on unemployment for over a year, has a disabled husband, and between his disability and her unemply. they were $12.00 OVER for her to get Oregon Basic. When she had to apply for UE again they cut her benefits in half, and told her she had to put her name in the "lottery" AGAIN to see if she will be qualified to get basic this time. But that could take up to another couple months. Between the 2 of

them they

don't make over $1000. a mo., and they have a 20 mo. old son to support. Luckily Christian was able to get health benefits thru his dads disability benefits.

Is there a way you could be added to your sons health insurance seeings how you are living with him? Some insurance programs have that option.

Hugs and Love, Jackie

May the peace of God be with you...the love of Jesus enfold you...and the Spirit of Christ fill you.

Subject: Re: my insurance costs for next yearTo: MSersLife Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 7:48 PM

It's terrible. I can't imagine who can afford that on my kind of income, which is retiree pay from the State of Arizona.

SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

To: MSersLife Sent: Thu, September 23, 2010 6:48:32 PMSubject: Re: my insurance costs for next year

Wow, that is quite a hike! Wow!

~*~Hugs~*~

~*~Akiba~*~

-- my insurance costs for next year

I got the notice from my retiree benefits department. I had been forewarned that the costs would go up but I was shocked at how much! I have two choices. One is $442 a month and the other one is $789 a month. Whew!So I won't be able to afford my insurance though my employer. I simply cannot afford either of those. That is just insurance for a single person with Medicare. Granted the insurance through my retiree benefits is really good insurance... but those prices are incredible. Before I could get that insurance for around $150 a month.hugs

SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

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Hi Sharon,..Thats too bad your son doesn't have health insurance. :-(

Christian is doing just fine. He never did crawl, just went from sitting to walking, and now he runs and climbs on everything. Doesn't want to play with normal toys as I have a full tote filled with building blocks, cars, etc, but he'd rather be in my cupboards taking all the canned goods out and bringing them to me. Typical....lol... Tina said she has found him in her cupboards, and yesterday he had climbed up on top of the washing machine and trying to climb in the cupboard above it. I told her he's the type of child that she can not take her eyes off for a second. I think she's starting to realize that now. Geeesh, whatever happened to playpens? He also has quite a temper and wants what he wants when he wants it. He growls if he doesn't get it, and then promptly throws a temper tantrum. Tina is a really laid back momma and takes everything in stride, but I am worn out by the time they leave. But just so you don't get the idea that

he's a total terror, he's also the most loving, and cute baby that charms himself into your heart just by flashing you one of his big smiles. He laughs just as easy as he growls, so I guess it all evens out. :-)

I added pictures to my album at the group home that I updated.

Hugs and Love, Jackie

May the peace of God be with you...the love of Jesus enfold you...and the Spirit of Christ fill you.

Subject: Re: my insurance costs for next yearTo: MSersLife Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 10:08 AM

Hi JackieMy son and his family don't have insurance. They can't afford it and they don't qualify for medicaid. I just won't be able to get the really good insurance through my 'employer' ever again. I can get a medicare supplement type insurance s I will be fine. I'm sorry to hear Tina can't get insurance. How is Christian doing? You haven't sent me any pics of him for awhile!hugs

SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.