easilyscan

You broke my sarcasm meter!

Something needs to be done about Medicare & SS soon. On January 28 of this year, I asked Google AI "what are the unfunded liabilities relating to Social Security and Medicare ? https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME128BWW I only mentioned the date because when I do the same search now, something different comes up. Could it be that someone doesn't want us to know how dire the situation is ?

Raising the standard deduction is good & there's other great news for people like myself who are retired, have to provide their own health insurance, but are years away from Medicare. That's the special HSA available for those who have high deductible health insurance plans. I was able to contribute the maximum ($5300) this year. These HSA's are unique in that they offer a triple tax advantage. You put money in on a tax-free basis, the money builds up tax-free, & lets it come out tax-free for qualified healthcare expenses. This new bill will allow me to contribute $8600 next year. If there's money left in the account when you reach age 65, you can still use it for Medicare premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, long-term care expenses, including insurance premiums. After you reach age 65, If you spend it on something that doesn't qualify, you'll no longer face the 20% penalty for non-qualified withdrawals, although you'll still need to pay ordinary federal income tax on those funds. Really no different than a conventional IRA in that case.

Strategy Incorporated

I hope to see that continue, and also hope the penalties/sentences are harsh enough to make other organizations think twice when contemplating taking advantage of Medicaid/Medicare.

Olivia Newton-John

This makes a lot of sense. The good news is they do seem to be going after and punishing those providers who are committing the fraud. (See Link) The bad news is what you mentioned in the last half of your last sentence. If that's true, it's very unfortunate. https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/01/10/the-truth-about-fraud-against-medicaid/

About Last Night Of The Living Dead.

Not millions, but enough to merit further investigation. While it's technically impossible to be enrolled in Medicaid in multiple states simultaneously, bureaucratic delays in updating eligibility when people relocate can lead to situations where multiple states are paying for the same person's benefits. In 2019 and 2020, a significant number of people were concurrently enrolled in two states, with over 208,000 beneficiaries in August 2019 and over 327,000 in August 2020, incurring substantial costs.

Google was one of the few bright spots in my portfolio today. Food shares like ConAgra and Kraft-Heinz continue to crater. My fault for not buying Mondelez instead of bottom fishing those 2 late last year. Live and learn.

Exactly!

No one should show up at these so-called athletic events.

To be honest, I'd rather not know. Just glad this administration is at least making an effort to go after it.

I honestly felt sorry for him when I saw him in a TBS sitcom called clipped around 2015. Played a gay barber and his husband was a black meter maid. It was so bad, it only lasted two months. You deserved better George. Rest In Peace

Saw a clip from a news conference with President Trump yesterday, think it was on Gutfeld. The first reporter immediately asked why Trump was going after Social Security & Medicare/Medicaid ? He replied we're going after fraud in those programs, not looking to end any of them. Are these people genuinely stupid, or just asking questions like that to play down to the low information crowd ?

Wild @ Heart Like A Wheel

If he started acting like Joe Biden.

https://www.keyc.com/2025/04/22/bca-potential-mass-casualty-event-stopped-with-arrest-st-peter-man/

Sux that you missed it Have you had PSA grade cards previously ? Is it true they base the fee on the value of the card ?

Judy Landers character was named.......... Drum roll please...............STACKS!

Judy Landers

The people who pay the highest taxes, get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Most Democrats have never been able to grasp this. They simply cannot stand the thought of certain people keeping more of their own money. Not exactly related, but it reminded me of this dip shite DFL'er from Minnesota crying because Republicans in the state are trying to prevent illegal aliens from partaking in state funded/subsidized healthcare. Look at the morons surrounding him shaking their heads like Bobblehead drones. They do so love spending other peoples money. https://x.com/AlphaNewsMN/status/1923418296835100946?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1923418296835100946|twgr^a443446775360951a1db295cb377c14bd02a5671|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Falphanews.org%2Fwill-budget-agreement-hold-dflers-decry-cuts-to-state-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants%2F

Prices going up ? Shocking. Prices for everything went down all 4 years with the previous administration, including the price of a 4th of July dinner in 2021 I still can't believe the White House released this.. down $0.16! https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME1235M7

It certainly wasn't for the mild winters. Has 2b be something else ?

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