Estimates for various procedures are off by at least 100%. Just got off the phone with UHC and they told me that the estimates are not guranteed and may differ...
FLATS; keep in mind that much- but not all of the company provided health care comes under the SAME ERISA guidelines/rules as pensions. Why not write and ask...
I've had some varied experience with UHC. The IBM plan, my AARP supplement, and now my PartD medicine plan are all managed by UHC. These parts do not know of...
As part of a larger significant article titled "Rebuild Your Nest Egg" in the Feb 2009 "Consumer Reports" magazine, there is a tiny section on page 18 with...
In my view, 09 looks pretty grim for Big Blue here in the States. Global Services, the revenue flagship, is in deep doo doo here in Texas. After Global...
I tend to agree that 09 is going to be tough. The only 'balancer' for IBM is that our competition is in the same boat when trying to gain customers. Many...
Pathetic. Don't really understand why many of the worlds population want to come here. For what? At least in other industrialized countries you can qualify...
Notice that its the "white collar" GM employee that is effected by this 'cutoff'. The blue collar, unionized GM retiree will not miss a beat because they are...
I got my shingles shot last year. IBM Prescription Only Plan paid all but the usual copay. As I recall, cost me about $30. It took some phone calls. Herb ......
If you believe your complaint has merit, why not file it with your state consumer affairs or attorneys general's office? ... got off ... me ... cost, ... the ...
Florida seems to be ahead of you on this one: http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2009/1/2/420931.html Now you can get it directly from the service provider. If...
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE50742S20090108 ... Volatile markets have saddled U.S. companies with a $409 billion deficit on pension plans,...
... retirees. ... It will be very interesting to see if IBM either A)pumps cash into our pension trust or B)uses their cash to buy back millions of dollars of ...
ProtectSeniors.Org For Release January 6, 2009 News Contact: 202-434-8193 CONGRESS NEEDS TO ACT NOW TO PREVENT A HEALTH CARE DISASTER Corporate Claims That...
... Of course, they could do both. Dump a bunch of IBM stock into the pension fund then buy it back. Sure it is like making a blanket longer by cutting off 6...
History shows that whenever someone has circulated a rumor of a huge layoff number like the 16,000 currently being passed around, the actual number is about...
This is a little off topic of this forum but I hope its allowed. I will soon qualify for Medicare. As confusing as all that is I am receiving mailing from a...
Probably legit. There are contractors handling Medicare claims for different parts of the country (and some contractors handle only Medicare A claims, some...
It is probably a "marketing" advertisement. I suggest you simply call the local SS office re medicare questions or look the info up on line. Normally SS will...
Ray, Medicare uses contractors from all over the country for adminstrative help. It is easy to call Medicare and verify yuur particular one, depending on your...
... printed on ... I thought the same thing. But I am now convinced they are really legit and do claim processing for Medicare, after getting some EOB ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/health/policy/13care.html ... In a settlement with one of the nations biggest insurers, New York's attorney general, Andrew...
... am ... Medicare & ... just ... is a Medicare Summary Notice of my Part B Medicare Insurance Claims filed by the doctors that I visit. CMS is legitimate in...
... ========== Kathi, there are a third, fourth and fifth alternative. IBM can go back to the strategy of the Gerstner period. It can lie about the predicted...
Finite, I looked at long-term policies about 10 years ago. I noticed two downsides. 1. There are 6 (or so) infirmities mentioned in the contract. The ...
Thanks for the advice and links, Doctor. In the recent past, IBM's glowing reports of full funding of its retirement trust fund have been based on its...
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