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Social Security & Medicare

stopbush

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5. No. My deductible is $4500 under KP. The difference is that there were services

Reply to whathehell (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 08:13 PM

Sep 2019

and procedures under my old plan that were not covered until the deductible was satisfied 100%. For instance, my wife ended up in the Hoag ER in February with a bill over $5000 for a two-hour stay. Our Covered CA plan paid 0%. Treated the whole bill as deductible. Fortunately, we were able to apply for financial assistance thru Hoag’s Foundation- they covered it 100%. The ambulance bill for that ER trip was $900. Medicare is $250.

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My first week on Medicare. What's different? [View all] stopbush Sep 2019 OP

I'm on the Kaiser senior health plan Cartoonist Sep 2019 #1

Most Medicare plans True Blue American Sep 2019 #3

Good into. Many forget the big $6500 deductible before ins. companies start paying. And... brush Sep 2019 #2

So you pay no deductible? whathehell Sep 2019 #4

No. My deductible is $4500 under KP. The difference is that there were services stopbush Sep 2019 #5

Okay, thanks stopbush. whathehell Sep 2019 #6

Today, I made a same-day appointment for an eye exam. stopbush Sep 2019 #7

Post removed Post removed Sep 2019 #8

"I guess people want a socialist country and wants government to handle everything." What do you cstanleytech Sep 2019 #9