Why would IBM ever cancel retiree medical? As long as they are free to increase retiree premiums at will it doesn't really cost them anything. Might even be...
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rajeevsha12
Oct 21, 2007 4:44 pm
iam currently studying for 000-748 exam and i was recommended to certmagic.com by a friend of mine who says their questions are directly taken from real exams...
17530
ibmretiree2006
Oct 23, 2007 12:25 pm
Yes, they are very good. certmagic stands for Certified Magic. They are a subsidiary of Hogsworths University. I believe the Professor heading the internet ...
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albanyblue2000
Nov 14, 2007 8:11 pm
... ============================ Don, - now that you're into the Medicare system, it would be helpful if you could describe - in the future - any differences...
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makeyourignorancework4u
makeyourigno...
Nov 22, 2007 1:37 am
I need to become better informed on Healthcare in the US. I have a lot of questions...but I believe I have found an answer to my first one... 1. Apparently...
17533
chz_whiz
Nov 22, 2007 7:03 am
Your cited numbers are probably accurate, but keep in mind that averages can be deceiving. The health care cost for a child is probably much less than the...
17534
makeyourignorancework4u
makeyourigno...
Nov 24, 2007 5:17 pm
I agree about the deceit inherent in the average concept and hope to eventually remove this...but that'll be a while. I am a slow researcher. Meanwhile I've...
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makeyourignorancework4u
makeyourigno...
Nov 26, 2007 7:33 pm
Found the following statistics on our $2 trillion healthcare spending: 1. 33% for hospital care = $666B 2. 29% for outpatient care=$580B 3. 13% for drugs=$260B...
17536
makeyourignorancework4u
makeyourigno...
Nov 28, 2007 7:25 pm
I am still persuing this quest. Currently am investigating Medicare's role and appear to be in the middle of financial quagmire since I am not that used to...
17537
tarbaby713
Nov 29, 2007 2:38 am
Does he hang out here? I can't seem to find him any where....
17538
albanyblue2000
Nov 29, 2007 2:41 am
... ======================= I do believe that brer rabbit was the guest of honor and main dish of a Thanksgiving feast somewhere in in southern Kentucky. Let's...
17539
makeyourignorancework4u
makeyourigno...
Nov 29, 2007 8:30 pm
Although I am still currently researching Medicare, I must admit that this persuit is fraught with rabbit holes, into any of which I might easily fall even if...
17540
makeyourignorancework4u
makeyourigno...
Nov 30, 2007 1:08 am
Found a couple of additional statistics focusing on hospitalization: Each year about 40M "hospitalizations" occur...which as I recall account for about $560B...
17541
makeyourignorancework4u
makeyourigno...
Nov 30, 2007 6:28 am
One interesting fact that I just learned..but long suspected...is that "hospital costs" are by no means equal to "hospital billing". Apparently for whatever...
17542
albanyblue2000
Dec 1, 2007 7:18 am
First, - thanks for the research on the financing of medical care. It's been very enlightening. Keep up the good work. As for the difference in the total...
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Don
delta_de_porn
Dec 2, 2007 4:49 pm
One thing to be aware of is that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency that virtually answers to no one sets the rates that...
17544
stop_pension_thefts
stop_pension...
Jan 20, 2008 12:28 pm
I am in the early stages of a research project and seek some assistance. My research project is on the subject of bannings. If you have been banned from a...
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chz_whiz
Jan 20, 2008 6:55 pm
Not much to do, huh?...
17546
finfanned
Feb 10, 2008 2:57 pm
Yesterday morning I read post 10676 here and now it is gone. Who deleted and when and why? I just now joined but I didn't have to join yesterday to see the...
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ip_dale
Feb 10, 2008 3:15 pm
... Finfanned, I deleted message 10676. I wrote that message in December 2003. You used buried header information from that message to disclose personal ...
17548
finfanned
Feb 10, 2008 4:02 pm
... join ... You ... personal ... copy ... not ... message ... on ... I dont have to keep taking insults from you anybody can read header information it is not...
17549
ip_dale
Feb 10, 2008 4:10 pm
... Who ... to ... not ... information ... I know Wild_duck_2002. You sir, are no Wild_duck_2002. Wild_duck_2002 knows how to spell and use correct grammar....
17550
Don
delta_de_porn
Feb 10, 2008 4:36 pm
... wrote: <snip> ... I am truly sorry that you are a union buster. -- Don...
17551
ip_dale
Feb 10, 2008 4:54 pm
... Who ... to ... not ... information ... Finfanned, Where exactly or when did you state that your other ID was Wild_duck_2002? I can find no record of you...
17552
finfanned
Feb 10, 2008 6:09 pm
... <no_reply@> ... 2003. ... a ... was ... header ... wild_duck ... It does sound just like a lawyer to try pull out a makeshift legal document and try to get...
17555
ip_dale
Feb 10, 2008 11:27 pm
... Finfanned, I can understand that you do not want to commit perjury. That would not be a smart thing to do. Alternatively, you could just make a post here...
17556
albanyblue2000
Feb 11, 2008 2:27 am
... snip=======> ... =========== It warms my heart to see the members and moderators screaming at each other, - at the top of their lungs. Reminds me of the...
17557
Don
delta_de_porn
Feb 11, 2008 4:35 am
... interred ... George H. W. Bush, William Jefferson Clinton and Jimmy Carter. -- Don not buried in the US either...
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albanyblue2000
Feb 12, 2008 7:14 am
Congratulations, Don. Now, can anybody tell us who is buried in Grant's tomb? Another trick q. Mike....
