buckeyefarmer
Epic Contributor
Prayers for toppop
When I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure my doc set me up with an o2 concentrator and several bottles for travel. With our medicare & supplement it was "free". I later checked on my medicare.com and found they were charging Medicare $500 per month. I found the exact model concentrator on Craig's list for $300 and bought it and cancelled the medicare deal.
My wife and I both paid into Medicare from the time it started but due to some big medical problems we have used up more than we paid in so now are working on our kids and grandkids money and that just doesn't set right with me, so I keep a pretty close eye on them.I have found a few instances where I thought it was a rip off by medical people and quit them, like $20,000 a month for infusions every 2 weeks for gout treatment.I threw a fit and the doc. started with the" it doesn't cost you,Medicare pays for it", which led to another quick discussion about where the money really comes from. He put me on allopurinol in large doses and it is working fine.
If you are still ahead on your contributions versus withdrawals medicare is fine, but if ,like me you are upside down then I,personaly, don't go for it. If you care, you can easily keep track of it and I do.