Can the US not be far behind, now that the government has taken over control of our healthcare system?
I received a notice from my "Senior Blue Advantage" plan today saying that future plan cost will be based on ones age. The base fee for each of us goes up $73 and the monthly cost will go up automatically on January first, every five years after age 65, up to age 80, then the fee remains the same.
I will not be affected by the new fees but I will have to pay $45 more a month for my wife, come January who turned 75 this year, a total of $135 more every month. Co-pays go up from $15 and $25 to $25 and $50, as well.
Curiously the new application we must file asks the question: "Do you own a hand gun?" Are they afraid we may kill ourselves if the new government insurance, that was supposed to cost less, cost too much? ;)
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> That's all very nice, but really the tax should be levied by Greece,
> Crete and Cyprus instead.
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> That's where most of the visual pollution occurs.
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> And that way the tax would be broader and fall more on those who can
> afford the Mediterranean vacations.