Taking Advantage Of Free US Medicare Benefits

[Jreboll]

Some progress that I have seen in my lifetime is towns that are building more parks and walking trails and other community activities. In the old days a lively town was one that had a lot of bars and dancing halls.

[Lily H]

17 hours ago, Go Solar said:

Lily, the spirit of your post was right on.     IMHO a lot of the frustration and problem is the lack of focus on keeping people healthy in the 1st place, which is way less costly than dealing with the obesity, diabetes, oxygen, etc in #2 thru 6 in your post.   

Of course some conditions are unavoidable and very good to know what is available - even better if the system spent some "$$" on true healthy living, nutrition, wellness and prevention than the "$$$$$$$$$$" it costs to deal with the lack thereof. 

I originally posted that after a conversation with a single retiree here. She didn't know such a thing. So she has never used any of those coverage when there is no extra cost on her part even though she goes north to visit family twice a year. Preventive care is just too important to ignore.

Many retirees actively monitor and manage their own health regardless how much they don't like certain health care system, regardless if the government has failed its people.

Even working with excellent doctors, I still will be involved in the decision process which needs to make sense to me.

[lakeside7]

3 hours ago, Lily H said:

I originally posted that after a conversation with a single retiree here. She didn't know such a thing. So she has never used any of those coverage when there is no extra cost on her part even though she goes north to visit family twice a year. Preventive care is just too important to ignore.

Many retirees actively monitor and manage their own health regardless how much they don't like certain health care system, regardless if the government has failed its people.

Even working with excellent doctors, I still will be involved in the decision process which needs to make sense to me.


 

Your plans are commendable and I hope you still have your faculties to carry them out when the need arises

[chapalence]

There's no such thing as "free" medicare.

This article uses data from 2016 and medical costs have soared since then.

https://www.axios.com/seniors-struggle-to-afford-health-care-5142ea17-777a-4b2e-87e7-465062d4f362.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

[Lily H]

The items I put out there are free without additional cost after someone is enrolled and the premium is paid.

The article you linked is on greater spectrum of costly medicare.