badbluesplayer Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I turned 65 today and my copay on 90 omeprozoles is $1. America, baby! Broke out the '66 Deluxe Reverb - 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Congratulations! A wonderful day, and some great guitars and amps there, good sir. I don't get the Joe Namath reference, sadly. 😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I was 67 last week....Many Happy Returns bbp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Joe Namath, who now looks like a bleached prune, is happily hawking junk to seniors on old rerun shows where the advertising is cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, SteveFord said: Joe Namath, who now looks like a bleached prune, is happily hawking junk to seniors on old rerun shows where the advertising is cheap. Oh, okay. I had to google that. Haven't watched television in quite a few years. Old Joe is looking, uh.... old. 😗 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 OMG!!!! If I see this commercial one more time!!! 🤬 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 He's got huge hands, that Joe Namath. I guess that helps in gripping the football for a tight spiral. 😑 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 38 minutes ago, Big Bill said: OMG!!!! If I see this commercial one more time!!! 🤬 We should be getting a bit of a break from Ol’ Joe. I see where the same company has now dug up Jimmy “Dynomite” Walker to help Joe hawk their product. Ain’t life grand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 That will be a rare treat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Broadway Joe Oh. Happy Birthday Badbluesplayer Edited July 6, 2021 by saturn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNJ Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Congratulations on your 65th birthday! You gotta spoil yourself with something special; like a new guitar, or two. And keep away from Joe, he looks too much like Dracula lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Happy 65th BBP. I got 2 years on ya. Your rig looks so inviting... enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 if Shula had put Unitas in earlier than the 4th quarter, the Colts would have won. Broadway Joe wouldn't have a ring ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 happy (belated) hatched day BBP.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Happy birthday BBP. 65? TRADE YA! I'll reach 70 in twenty days. I remember the first time I saw that ad. Iwalked back into the living room from a trip to the head, and missed the beginning. At first, I thought it was MAURY POVICH! The look and voice are so similar. And by the way.... What has anyone's ZIP CODE have to do with money back to their SS? Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Whitefang said: What has anyone's ZIP CODE have to do with money back to their SS? These guys want to sell you an insurance policy. If they do, you will then have Medicare and an insurance policy. The insurance policy, most of the time, will pay your ~$135 a month Medicare because you make Medicare your primary and your insurance policy your secondary. They get to sell you insurance that you essentially shouldn't ever have to need, so it is really big of them to pay your Medicare. But it depends on your state. Some don't allow it for whatever reason they feel the need to just obstruct and hate. So there you go. rct 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Well, I don't know about the state in which I live(Mi.) but being a GM retiree, I still had insurance coverage when I qualified for and got Medicare. Just a phone call switched me from "traditionlal" BC/BS to what's called "Medicare Plus Blue cross PPO." But it's curious that you believe it's "hate" as to why a state wouldn't allow that payback. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Whitefang said: But it's curious that you believe it's "hate" as to why a state wouldn't allow that payback. In the absence of any sense making, rational, reasonable explanation from any area that doinkers around with Medicare by making it as difficult as possible, I see no other reason. If you know some rationale for such, by all means put it up here. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 24 minutes ago, ghost_of_fl said: Ok so I used to do insurance verifications. A couple of things: After you turn 65, Medicare is automatically your primary insurance. That is not something you or your private insurance company can choose. In fact, if your over 65 and a provider bills your private insurance as primary, the claim will likely get denied. Medicare Part B only pays 80% of ANY claim. The remaining 20% is billed to your supplemental insurance and if you don't have any other insurance, you pay out of pocket (unless the provider chooses to waive the 20%). Ok. I have to accept Social Security/Medicare at 62 next year. At that point I could continue with my primary until 65, at which point they would be my secondary. So there's my view of it and why I said what I said. I have good health insurance, it's very expensive. Lots of millions of people don't, they are the ones that need all the splainin, not me. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Natural Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Happy Birthday badbluesplayer! I saw a new commercial just today. If you can't get a-hold of Namath, now you can also call Jimmy J. J. Dy-no-mite Walker. If you need a reverse mortgage, call Tom Selleck. At least Joe Montana is hawking Guinness. I myself turned 70 on Juneteenth. It took 70 years, but now my birthday is a federal holiday. WOO HOO! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 It's too bad I missed out on the JJ Walker Brand insurance. Maybe next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 My medical premiums went from umpteen hundred to about $240.00 per month. The $240 includes $148 that they take from my SS check plus like $89. per month that I write them a check for. Blue Cross Blue Shield Diamond/Platinum/Uranium policy. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 16 hours ago, ghost_of_fl said: The real "universal healthcare" in the US is a combination of Medicare (for those who qualify) and Medicaid. Medicaid pays the 20% after Medicare. The downside is, in order to qualify for Medicaid, you have to be in really bad shape financially. That is your incentive to be a person who works hard and "contributes to society". Those who don't need Medicaid pay for the people who do. It's not a bad system at all and it has worked for a long time. But not always all that well. While caring for my wife at home I was told by one home care service that my wife could get more frequent home visits from both nurses and doctors if I signed her up for "Senior Alliance", which meant she had to go on medicaid, which I was told she qualified for because they based her requirement on her income only. And she did qualify by that criteria, but once supplying that information , the medicaid people never got around to contacting me. Even after repeated calls and correspondence to them concerning the matter. So "Senior Alliance" was never a reality for her. Seems Medicaid was no better than most other home care services in that they're really good at having voicemail services that promise to call you back if you..."Just leave your name and number, and a brief message and we'll get back with you as soon as possible." Sure. The last time I called them was two weeks before my wife died and I still haven't heard back from them. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 On 7/5/2021 at 9:44 AM, badbluesplayer said: I turned 65 today and my copay on 90 omeprozoles is $1. America, baby! Broke out the '66 Deluxe Reverb - Love the ES-335. You should post photos of all your amps! By the way..... I'm unfamiliar with that commercial...but I pay a LOT for omeprozoles.... how do I get them for $1 co-pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, DanvillRob said: omeprozoles.... how do I get them for $1 co-pay? Call the Medicare Helpline!! No, not really. This policy covers about everything. My wife's had it for a couple years and it'll pay like $2300 worth of any dental, like $600 vision, no copay on Primary Care Dr's, $1 copay on scripts, like $3,000 max out-of pocket. It's a good policy if you're always in the shop for something, like me. Me and Blue Cross Blue Shield go way back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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