Unfortunately I am the exception. I have paid the max in social security and Medicare for the last 45 years. If you look at the amount of money taken, I could have been far better off in private plans without SS or Medicare.
Although retired I continue to pay into my private insurance plans as I do want good medical care. I am one of the few that would have been better off without social security or medicare. I guess I am one of the elite rich living off the backs of the poor. /sarcasm I was 18 years old when I went to work on a drilling rig as a roughneck. I owe not one person anything except for those that can not care for themselves due to physical or mental disabilities. I owe not one person anything except for those that are handicaped by physical or mental disabilities. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies
My mom had a hip replacement and was given a brand new walker which she used once or twice. Nobody would take it back. Every hip replacement gets a brand new walker to use once or twice.
Her husband died tragically and the hospital billed Medicare for surgical services that were not performed. When she complained to Medicare, they encouraged her to ‘work with the hospital on that’. They didn’t care one whit.
So much of Medicare is just plain wasted. I would estimate 50%. IMO, it’s not the seniors who are getting excessive benefits, it’s the providers who are enriching themselves at everyone’s expense.