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67081
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...
flatsflyer
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Jan 2, 2009
3:08 am
67082
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...
Don Shuper
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Jan 2, 2009
3:47 pm
67083
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...
Jim
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Jan 2, 2009
11:14 pm
67084
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...
Dr. James Beaker
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Jan 3, 2009
10:07 pm
67085
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...
blairr40
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Jan 3, 2009
10:07 pm
67086
I believe your part D medicare plan should pay for it.  We have medicare and the IBM plan and had to pay for it ourselves. ... From: Jim...
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virgoglo
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Jan 4, 2009
3:29 am
67087
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25700377#25700377...
fhawontcutit
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Jan 4, 2009
3:29 am
67088
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...
Kevin Wallace
nowwicked
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Jan 5, 2009
12:22 am
67089
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...
teamb562
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Jan 5, 2009
12:22 am
67090
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...
zer0t0l
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Jan 6, 2009
11:07 pm
67091
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 ......
herbyd32708
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Jan 8, 2009
12:34 pm
67092
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 ...
About Hadit
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Jan 9, 2009
3:20 am
67093
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...
About Hadit
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Jan 9, 2009
3:20 am
67094
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE50742S20090108 ... Volatile markets have saddled U.S. companies with a $409 billion deficit on pension plans,...
fhawontcutit
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Jan 9, 2009
3:20 am
67095
... 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 ...
justa_bean_counter
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Jan 9, 2009
3:46 am
67096
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...
teamb562
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Jan 9, 2009
9:48 pm
67097
... 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...
mr_quarkwrench
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Jan 11, 2009
1:17 am
67098
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...
ibmexecretired
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Jan 13, 2009
2:38 am
67099
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...
ray
dataman001
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Jan 13, 2009
5:22 pm
67100
Probably legit. There are contractors handling Medicare claims for different parts of the country (and some contractors handle only Medicare A claims, some...
herbyd32708
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Jan 13, 2009
7:05 pm
67101
I live in NC and CMS is a legitimate contractor for Medicare. Vern ... on ... just...
verncoc
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Jan 13, 2009
9:02 pm
67102
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...
Don Shuper
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Jan 13, 2009
9:03 pm
67103
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...
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w2uha
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Jan 13, 2009
9:04 pm
67104
... 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 ...
north99manverm
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Jan 14, 2009
3:34 am
67105
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...
fhawontcutit
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Jan 14, 2009
3:37 am
67106
... 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...
rsuper361
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Jan 14, 2009
4:30 am
67107
Why pension funds may be the next to collapse, interview from NPR. (click on 'Listen Now', ignore first 30 second spot) ...
justa_bean_counter
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Jan 15, 2009
10:39 pm
67108
... ========== 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...
albanyblue2000
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Jan 16, 2009
5:53 pm
67109
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 ...
albanyblue2000
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Jan 16, 2009
5:53 pm
67110
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...
albanyblue2000
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