Re: Medicare and insurance

[Guest guest]

My husband is a retired federal employee and I am covered by his medical benefit. Under no circumstances should you drop the FEHB coverage. The drug costs alone can kill you without the benefit. Consider the cost of Urso- you can't get comperable coverage anywhere. Similarly, with medicare the FEHB plan becomes your medigap policy. You can't buy this medical/drug benefit anywhere for any price. It's our reward for years of being underpaid civil servants.

To: Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:21:29 AMSubject: Medicare and insurance

HI, I have a question regarding Medicare and Health insurance. My husband will be eligible for Medicare starting Jan. 2009, he was also a federal gov employee so we have been covered by FEHB. In your opinions if anyone has done this, is it better to keep our medicare part A and continue with our FEHB. we have great coverage and never any problems with care he needs. thanksBecky Steffanic

[Guest guest]

Harvey, thanks for the quick response. I agree with you I know we are very fortunate to have FEHB insurance again thanks

Becky

Subject: Re: Medicare and insuranceTo: Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 11:00 AM

My husband is a retired federal employee and I am covered by his medical benefit. Under no circumstances should you drop the FEHB coverage. The drug costs alone can kill you without the benefit. Consider the cost of Urso- you can't get comperable coverage anywhere. Similarly, with medicare the FEHB plan becomes your medigap policy. You can't buy this medical/drug benefit anywhere for any price. It's our reward for years of being underpaid civil servants.

From: jrsteffani <jrsteffani (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>To: @ yahoogroups. comSent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:21:29 AMSubject: Medicare and insurance

HI, I have a question regarding Medicare and Health insurance. My husband will be eligible for Medicare starting Jan. 2009, he was also a federal gov employee so we have been covered by FEHB. In your opinions if anyone has done this, is it better to keep our medicare part A and continue with our FEHB. we have great coverage and never any problems with care he needs. thanksBecky Steffanic

[Guest guest]

Harvey, thanks for the quick response. I agree with you I know we are very fortunate to have FEHB insurance again thanks

Becky

Subject: Re: Medicare and insuranceTo: Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 11:00 AM

My husband is a retired federal employee and I am covered by his medical benefit. Under no circumstances should you drop the FEHB coverage. The drug costs alone can kill you without the benefit. Consider the cost of Urso- you can't get comperable coverage anywhere. Similarly, with medicare the FEHB plan becomes your medigap policy. You can't buy this medical/drug benefit anywhere for any price. It's our reward for years of being underpaid civil servants.

From: jrsteffani <jrsteffani (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>To: @ yahoogroups. comSent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:21:29 AMSubject: Medicare and insurance

HI, I have a question regarding Medicare and Health insurance. My husband will be eligible for Medicare starting Jan. 2009, he was also a federal gov employee so we have been covered by FEHB. In your opinions if anyone has done this, is it better to keep our medicare part A and continue with our FEHB. we have great coverage and never any problems with care he needs. thanksBecky Steffanic

[Guest guest]

My husband is also retired federal employee and I have disability Medicare and FEHB the two work well together don't give up the FEHB keep it as your medigap.

Bettyann (SC)