What Americans are getting for the increase in Medicare Part B: If you choose to get a Medicare-approved drug discount card, you might also qualify for up to a $600 credit each calendar year (2004 and 2005) to help pay for prescriptions.
Now most people on SSI are being covered by Medicade which in most States already have a low co-pay for prescriptions and in some States even over the counter drugs are covered. Some States also pick up the medicare part B payments for people on Medicade. If you have questions contact your local case worker or State Medicade office. HUD is being restructured in response to changes in Welfare reform. Again check with your local caseworker to find out if these changes will effect you, do not panic. REPEAT DO NOT PANIC It is an election year and the fear mongers are working overtime. Stuntman > > Hi Dana, > > WASHINGTON - Medicare premiums for doctor visits will rise 17 percent next year, the Bush administration said yesterday. The $11.60-a-month increase is the largest in the program's 40-year-history. > Monthly payments for Part B of the government health-care program for older and disabled Americans - doctor visits and most other nonhospital expenses - will jump to $78.20 from $66.60. > > http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php? page=local&story_id=090404a1_medicarecost > > Don't forget about the Medicare increases for next year! I hope you are feeling better, soon! > > With Love, > > CtrlAltDel aka Dave > C4/5 Complete - 28 Year Post > Texas, USA > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Quad friends: > > Houston: So sorry about your accident. I hope you heal quickly. > > Didn't know about Charlton Heston, such a horrible disease. > > I'm still confused, which candidate should be president. I appreciate hearing different views. > > I just heard that Congress will be passing drastic cuts in section eight housing, for the first time in the history H.U.D. which many of us probably live-in, because paying for the war and home land security. What does anybody think about that? > > I wish you success in school Stacey and the mending of your heart. Hope your appointments all go well. > > That is scary about wheelchair accidents. The company I deal with really doesn't do regular maintenance, which I'm sure every chair needs just like a car. > > Dana (C4-5,30 years post, 50) > > -- It's not the fall that hurts.
