Re: [Pen-l] insurance scam

[Carrol Cox <cbcox@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm retired from Illinois State Univ, and have always been quite happy
with the coverage they offer. A couple years ago we were informed that
if we were eligible for Medicare we had to sign up, with the coverage
working as defined below. (They sugar-coated it with rhetoric about how
much better our coverage would be with two plans etc.) I'm not eligible
(yet) because I have no social-security (always worked for the state)
--BUT as soon as my wife becomes eligible, I will have to sign up. And
yet ISU faculty have twice voted no in union elections. Assholes.

Carrol

Peter Hollings wrote:
> 
> Here's another scam that I checked into and found that it was actually
> encouraged by government regulation. My wife was covered for medical
> insurance under my employer's benefit plan. When she turned 65, Blue
> Cross/Blue Shield refused to pay any claims as primary carrier. Regardless
> of whether or not she actually had Medicare coverage, they treated her as if
> she did. She had to sign up for Medicare, which paid as primary, and BC/BS
> only covered the residual. Incidentally, my employer received no reduction
> in premium.
> 
> Peter Hollings
> 
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