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That average is a skewed figure. Many, many people get the $763 a month that is the minimum. A few get huge checks which inflates the average. You have to pay for part B. Try paying $108 out of the $763 and see how you can afford to eat. Then buy a supplement out of the leftover.
skewed how? In any case, medicare has programs for paying for part B and deductibles and co-pays for the very low income recipients
they are called QMB, SLMB, and QI
For the lowest income recipient there is QMB
QMB max income single $1001 couple $1348
Pays Part A and Part B premiums and other costs (like deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/10126.pdf
No, but why throw out some extreme alternative? That accomplishes nothing.
There are indeed healthcare superusers. But healthcare in the US is already more than twice as expensive per capita as the average of all other developed countries, with poorer outcomes than most, and costs increasing significantly faster than inflation.
If I follow your lead, 'what do you suggest, doing nothing but raising taxes no matter how expensive it becomes?' We're going to have to find some middle ground, despite a willingly ignorant electorate - everybody can't have whatever they want. Grow up.
Grow up? What a peculiar comment from a poster who has offered NO solutions except that we can't give everyone what they want. As a civilized nation we have a moral and ethical obligation to avoid having our population die from lack of health care.
There are various solutions, single payer, public option, medicare for all, private pay with fee caps on hospitals etc. But to limit care because you are poor, that is disgusting.
Medicare advantage is plan "C" and it takes care of drugs too, if you use this tool you can put in your zip code and find medicare advantage plans and rates for your zipcode
On next page choose "original medicare" and "I don't get any extra help", click continue to plan results
On next page enter "i don't want to enter my drugs now" (you can enter them but you can get a good idea of costs without doing so
On the next page in the center frame choose "medicare plans with drug coverage"
click continue to plan results
You will get a list of plans with premiums, co-pays and deductibles.
Thanks. I don't need it. I'm just asking out of curiousity. My health plan covers overseas too so I'm not getting rid of it. My sister might need it though.
Grow up? What a peculiar comment from a poster who has offered NO solutions except that we can't give everyone what they want. As a civilized nation we have a moral and ethical obligation to avoid having our population die from lack of health care.
There are various solutions, single payer, public option, medicare for all, private pay with fee caps on hospitals etc. But to limit care because you are poor, that is disgusting.
If 'we the people' decide to provide the desired HC for all our people it can be done. The money won't be the problem, as fiat can be created. The problem as always will remain in our productivity. If we don't spend and plan properly now, we won't have enough docs, HC providers and facilities in the future. And then access will be functionally rationed.
Traveling for HC discounts can work for some patients, but far from all. Just concerning cardiac patients, don't forget that those needing expensive and complicated heart surgery tend not to be the best travelers. Getting all the way to Cayman may be a daunting task in and of itself. Then there will have to be insurance coverage for most patients. Next is the post-op period of recovery and rehab. Not so easy in a distant land.
Having just been through over a month of intense hospitalization with my wife being 150 miles away from home, this is no small matter. Getting her back to local rehab was a huge upgrade for all parties.
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