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Skriven 2011-10-06 14:20:50 av bill swisher (1:3634/12)
  Kommentar till text 16375 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: Insurance
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Janis Kracht -> Dave Drum wrote:

Years ago, 1987, I had a heart attack.  A few months later the Cardiologist
scheduled me in for a nuclear stress test.  I don't recall what my portion of
the cost was exactly but I think it was $250-500.  As the Doc and I looked at
fuzzy colored photos of my heart he asked "Do you know why it's called nuclear
medicine?"  I said no and he replied "Eunnnn clear".  What a card, I recently
found out he's a Parrothead so that may explain it.  Anyhow in December of 2000
I had the same test done, different Doc from the same office, the bill was
$3,000.  After some interesting phone calls from my wife the bill was pretty
much waived.  The last time I was in the hospital, 5 days, the preliminary
hospital bill was $245,000 and that was just the hospital/supplies, no
personnel
fees.

 JK> I guess I better get going on the medicare thing.

I started looking into it when I was 63.  Now at 64 we've finally figured out,
like within the last week, what we're doing.  Basically, for us, it works like
this:
1.  I'm a retired Fed and we carried one of their health insurance plans for
decades, before and after I retired.
2.  My wife was a child bride and just retired from the State system.  Part of
her retirement package is health insurance, for free.  So that suddenly became
her primary and my secondary.  Prior to this revelation, she hadn't actually
worked for the state in probably 20 years but was vested, I thought I had to
continue paying for the Feds to cover her until she qualified for medicare.

And based upon 1 & 2:

3.  I'm going to cancel the Feds insurance, not free, and switch over to hers,
as my primary, probably 1 January to keep from paying the yearly deductible all
over again, for just the last 3 months of the year, which would be higher than
the payments to the Feds.
4.  Then, just to really screw things up, in April I go under medicare, as the
primary for Parts A & B, the state becomes my secondary again and picks up Part
D.

Which is why:

5.  My head hurts, it's a wonder I don't drink to excess, and I've discovered
that nobody will ever give you a definitive answer to a direct question about
medicare.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

      Title: Pie Floaters
 Categories: Main course
      Yield: 1 Servings

    3/4 pk Blue boiler peas
      2 tb Salt
           Pepper
      1 tb Bicarbonate soda
           Meat pies

  A pie floater consists of a personal-sized meat pie place upside down
  in a bowl of green pea soup, and eaten with a spoon when the pie has
  sufficiently softened. Placing it upside-down softens the top crust
  which is usually crisper than the casing of the pie. Condiments are
  usually limited to tomato sauce (ketchup), although my preference is
  for Worcestershire sauce, vinegar and freshly ground pepper.

  I give this recipe as it was published in the Adelaide "Advertiser" in
  response to a request by a reader, and I can take no responsibility
  for confusion that may arise. However, ingenious cooks may well work
  out what is intended.

  "The recipe used for pie-cart floaters is a well-kept secret but one
  recipe is: 3/4 packet of blue boiler peas, 2 level tablespoons salt, a
  little pepper, 1 heaped tablespoon of carb soda. First wash the peas
  well with cold water, then add salt, pepper and carb soda. Pour
  boiling water over the peas to cover well, about 7 cm above the peas.
  Cover with a lid and let stand for six to seven hours. Pour water
  off, leaving a little water on peas. Put them in a large saucepan and
  cover with cold water. This time fill the saucepan to about 7 cm from
  the top. Place on a low heat until it comes to the boiling point. Add
  another level tablespoonful of carb soda, 2 level tablespoons of salt
  and a little pepper. Keep boiling slowly and stir occasionally. When
  cooked, the peas will boil over quickly if not watched."

  posted by Greg Mayman, Feb 11, 1997. Typos at no extra charge.

MMMMM

-- 
"Life is like a bowl of soup with hairs floating on it.  You have to
eat it nevertheless."
		-- Flaubert

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