My Comments: The Kiplinger article from which this comes is titled “Ten Things You Must Know About Medicare.” With confusion being spread in D.C. these days, and with so many of us counting on Medicare to help us with medical issues as we live out our lives, I found this to be great information and …
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Medicare Statistics
My Comments: Medicare is a critical element for retired Americans. These statistics are not jaw-dropping but re-affirm our need to be very careful about making changes to Medicare. I’m not convinced the folks in Congress have my best interests in mind when they talk about making changes. Consider yourself enlightened. Maurie Backman | Apr 20, …
Our Distorted Health Care System
My Comments: As a tax paying mortal, I’m not happy with our incredibly expensive system, one with less favorable health outcomes for us than exists in other countries, at far less cost. Given my background, I have a reasonably good understanding about health insurance and the role it plays in our society. I also have …
3 Ways to Maximize Your Medicare
My Comments: Given that we are living much longer and that death is inevitable, if follows that access to affordable health care plays a role in our quality of life. This is especially true for those of us moving into or are already well into, our ‘golden’ years. Medicare has become a critical component in …
Why Huge Chunks of the Health Care Industry Hate Ryancare
My Comments: I’ve posted extensively over these past 5 years about the ACA and the health care industry in general. I’ve watched, as a person involved in selling health care insurance these past 40 years, the confounding annual increases in the cost of healthcare to the point it would overwhelm our GDP if not checked. …
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RIP The Affordable Care Act. Maybe.
My friend Bill Goodman wrote this and posted it to his Facebook page. My thoughts about what he wrote follow his comments. Approximately 50 percent of the students in Alachua County come from households that qualify them for free or reduced lunch services. Most of these students’ parents are employed and work one or more …
Our life in three stages – school, work, retirement – will not survive much longer
My Comments: We are now starting a periodic review of the basic assumptions about how our lives should be governed, and a review of the fundamental values that define our society. It’s probably overdue, and while I disagree with the tactics so far used to push the doors open to let in a different light, …
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The Alienation Of America’s Best Doctors
My Comments: For those of us in our mid 70’s, access to competent medical help is critical to our peace of mind. Here in Gainesville, we take it for granted, provided you have the ability to pay for it. As an aging member of American society, I hope there is no disruption of the existing …
Changes To Health Insurance In A Trump World
My Comments: 40 years ago found me selling health insurance policies. I’ve seen how they evolved to where the annual premium increases, as little as ten years ago, would eventually result in collective premiums that exceeded the Gross National Product. That’s ridiculous, and something had to change. Along came ObamaCare and it’s promise to bring …
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6 Major Pros and Cons of Medicare
My Comments: This comes from, of all places, the National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (nlcatp.org). It was written by their chief editor whose name I cannot find. As someone who professes to know the basics about retirement planning, having a good understanding about paying for medical care as your life plays out …
Helping Define Your Financial Future 