Well if this doesn't make your blood run cold... Hope IBM doesn't try the same. Halliburton sues retirees, by Brendan January Halliburton is suing three...
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ibm_slave
Aug 1, 2004 3:56 pm
This is a good example of frivilous lawsuits filed by corporations. ... who ... Chronicle. ... and ... 4265-...
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Jim Bernier
milw523
Aug 1, 2004 9:57 pm
I have been working with HR the past week, and no one can point me to the doumentation. I will be 55 in December, and I have 25+ years with IBM. My...
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justa_bean_counter
justa_bean_c...
Aug 1, 2004 10:11 pm
... 55? ... be ... You are describing the FHA (Future Health Account). According to IBM, "The IBM Future Health Account (FHA) is not a portable account; you...
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Bill Snodgrass
b_snod
Aug 2, 2004 1:07 am
I put in a inflation factor, and the crossover point at 3% inflation is 38 years out, and at that point it will be inflation adjusted $343,000. The rule of 72...
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alwaysontheroad4bigblue
alwaysonther...
Aug 2, 2004 3:42 am
Jim, See the first two bullet items in http://www.ibmemployee.com/Highlights040717.shtml...
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mrs_adm
Aug 2, 2004 10:15 am
Ah, compasionate conservatives..... ... who ... Chronicle. ... and ... 4265-...
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Frank Mester
fmester
Aug 2, 2004 6:16 pm
Maybe we should preempt IBM with a class action suit of our own to get the "funds" they say they spend for retirees medical. I dropped IBM's medical and have...
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clackey
creepingstone
Aug 2, 2004 6:34 pm
Frank That price is for you only. Do you have a spouse on it yet, or do you know if spouse pricing is comparable? What state? It can vary from state to...
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Carl Lackey
creepingstone
Aug 2, 2004 6:44 pm
I have grave concerns about leaving the IBM plan when I turn 65. Has anyone looked at this great complication yet: Spouse is almost 5 years younger. If I...
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The Snodgrass Family
b_snod
Aug 2, 2004 6:48 pm
I have the same problem, when I turn 65, my wife is 6 years younger so we have to maintain the IBM coverage, so I guess I get to pay twice, sigh......
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hdaxe98
Aug 2, 2004 9:03 pm
The problem, for those retired prior to FHA, would appear to be an incremental cost over the IBM medical plan for the pre 65 year old retirees. I have just...
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jonatha1
Aug 2, 2004 9:14 pm
... price ... was ... Board ... $132 was the 1999 crop. I assume your $114s are really $113.34s from the 2001 crop. You should see about getting some of the...
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k5hb
Aug 3, 2004 3:06 am
What am I missing? What are the changes you refer to in 2006? I heard they would mostly benefit corporations and drug companies......
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clackey
creepingstone
Aug 3, 2004 4:53 am
QUOTE FROM JANET KRUEGER: Current retirees don't have it much better -- before long their copay will be just as high as those who don't have retiree insurance...
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buick_93
Aug 3, 2004 2:16 pm
I just left a plan on NY that covered 65+ and spouse -65'. It is called MVP and I was very pleased with the coverage....... I have carried it since 1995. I...
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ctman1452
Aug 5, 2004 12:41 am
I have always said if you want to understand something then drive its parameters to the extreme. We hear proponents of both sides of Outsourcing, Offshoring...
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Frank Mester
fmester
Aug 5, 2004 3:16 am
Thats $89.99 for each of us or $539.94 every quarter. No copays for office visits, they have covered everything Medicare medicare doesnt. I have Prescription,...
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mhnsp
Aug 5, 2004 12:15 pm
Has anyone read the book or seen the movie yet? I heard the author gives a raw, blunt perception of just what-is a coporation today: a 'mindless' machine with...
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ignatz713
Aug 5, 2004 2:30 pm
... for > office visits, they have covered everything Medicare medicare ... in > michigan and there are several retirees that I know who have gone > the sam...
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Glenn McGinnis
congmc2000
Aug 5, 2004 2:57 pm
Lou and Sam probably sleep well at night after consuming expensive booze and cheap sedatives. The sedatives are cheap because they send their drivers to ...
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Joel
grayhorse89
Aug 5, 2004 4:02 pm
All those Millions of dollars must make a mighty fine soft pillow and comfy firm mattress. You know they probably think that they are heros for doing it too ! ...
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Thomas Richards
zarkstarman
Aug 5, 2004 8:46 pm
Prescription Drugs From Canada: How to Avoid Unsafe Drugs and Dubious Sellers Congress is currently considering legislation to allow Americans to buy...
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i_be_mad_as_heck
i_be_mad_as_...
Aug 5, 2004 9:44 pm
... Gee, do you think that maybe IBM will hire some of us "over-the-hill" ex-employees as door-greeters at minimum wage so that we can purchase health...
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green_mtn_blues
Aug 6, 2004 8:13 pm
Hello, I just saw this article on another website and thought you would like to see it as it calculates an impact to the regular employee in regards to...
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Bob Sutton
bobsutton203
Aug 7, 2004 5:57 pm
"Its the economy stupid". "I guess we'll have to retrain em"; the classis retort of our president when he hears of the job dislocations by offshoring. Yeah...
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ibmmike2006
Aug 9, 2004 3:33 am
Bristol-Myers to pay $150M fine "Massive": SEC says the drug giant manipulated its earnings to distort its true performance By Marcy Gordon The Associated...
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ctman1452
Aug 9, 2004 12:30 pm
Yup the anecdotal evidence of the only thing trickling down to the middle class is long term unemployment, reduced wages, and increased deficit spending and...
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hdaxe98
Aug 9, 2004 12:51 pm
Carl, it would be helpful to know your final decision and rationale? Thanks. ... barely,...
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clackey
creepingstone
Aug 9, 2004 1:44 pm
"...helpful to know your final decision and rationale? " I don't have "final" anything. Life never goes that way. I will be age 62 in December. S.S. starts...
