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[Gmenfan]

Medicare info.

I'm not sure if this is true or noteworthy as I am a couple of years away from being eligible for medicare

I received this in an e-mail:

READ AND LEARN
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I received this today from a close friend. This essay really tells a story.
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> READ THIS AND LEARN...........
> Did you receive your Medicare Handbook for 2015 yet? If you have already received yours in the mail please turn to page 12 and go down to the bottom of the page and read Find out what you pay for Medicare (Part A and Part B) . It states that the premium and deductible amounts were not available at the time of printing. It further states you may call 1-800-633-4227 to get the most up-to-date info.
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> I did just that and talked with a Medicare representative. She told me that they probably would not have those figures in until the end of the first week or possibly the second week of November. Now, let that sink in.
> As soon as she stated that to me I replied , My, isn't that convenient for the Obama Administration to actually hold off on those figures until after the 2014 election results. There was dead silence on the other end of the line. I told her thank you and that I would call back
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> I may be wrong, but I really think that I am right!
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> You see on our Social Security increase for next year we are only receiving an increase of around 1%. Even the military are getting just over 1%. You can bet after the November 4th election the increases for Medicare A & B will be greater than any 1%. That is why they are delaying what the increases will be. Because if they had put it in that handbook, any elderly would be voting against the Democrats.
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I did check the online line version of the document and here is what it states:

Find out what you pay for Medicare (Part A and Part B)
he 2015 Medicare premium and deductible amounts weren’t
available at the time of printing. To get the most up-to-date
cost information, visit Medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE
(1-800-633-4227).
TTY
users should call 1-877-486-2048.