For retiree + 1 from IBM: $15.00 a month<br>The same from my current full-time employer: $2.04 a month. The rest of the medical plans at my current...
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ironman_9999
Nov 1, 2001 10:34 am
Are you another one of those dummies like shuffnew that thst thinks the terrorists are going to personally target them thru the mail? If so, don't take the ...
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flatsflyer
Nov 1, 2001 11:46 am
Tin Man, not at all. But I do know that Gerstner is out to "screw" retirees. What you need to remember is that one you to will also be a retiree. <br><br>IMHO,...
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in97_out99
Nov 2, 2001 1:29 am
You are probably correct.How ever I assumed that<br>my wife would out live me and chose the 100% option.So if I go he still pays....
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in97_out99
Nov 2, 2001 1:32 am
Has any one seen the numbers that would prove<br>IBM used more than th $7,500 per employee that they fund the benefits with.<br>Or have they just changed that...
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in97_out99
Nov 2, 2001 1:39 am
We are fighting a war , and the economy is in a recession that will be the reason that our elected<br>officials will not help.The fact that a Corporation that...
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bendohicagain
Nov 2, 2001 3:40 am
Chas, wake up -- it's 2001!! IBM never cared what any of us thought about anything, at least not since Tom Jr. and his old crew left. Today nothing matters ...
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flatsflyer
Nov 2, 2001 9:24 am
I did the same, as my wife is four (4) years younger....
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fran_asbeck
Nov 2, 2001 11:23 am
In my case, IBM has never verified that I or my 100% survivor are still alive. My pension is EFT'ed to my account, and were I to add my daughter as signatory...
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w_beards
Nov 2, 2001 2:14 pm
Fran, It will make no difference if we die and IBM does not check. In a couple of more years the health<br>care costs will be more than our pensions. Your...
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flatsflyer
Nov 2, 2001 4:10 pm
Sounds like a plan, they will probably just think you "opted" out of other benefits. Well probably all of our deaths will be attributed to the continual ...
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retired_in_89
Nov 2, 2001 6:33 pm
I just received a call from a supposed IBM retiree offering to answer any questions that I might have about the 2002 package. She then left an 800# with a five...
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ibmshaftee
Nov 2, 2001 8:30 pm
Finally received my "Loss of Benefits" information.<br><br>Retired in 1996, EE+1 both non medicare.<br>2001 I paid $49/mo for Network Select<br>2002 I will pay...
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wylie_quixote
Nov 2, 2001 9:48 pm
...the pension would continue to roll in...long after Mrs. A. and I had died.....<br><br>Interesting... in a Gerstneresque way. <br>Retirement to a country ...
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jackt101
Nov 3, 2001 12:13 am
Is the Special Health Assistance Provision(SHAP)still available if I choose the Prescription Drug Only option for 2002? 2 IBM sources say yes but the "About ...
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retired_in_89
Nov 3, 2001 4:18 am
"Is the Special Health Assistance Provision(SHAP)still available if I choose the Prescription Drug Only option for 2002? 2 IBM sources say yes"<br><br>For a ...
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IBM_WARRIOR
Nov 3, 2001 8:02 pm
IBMshaftee! You are getting the shaft! Must make you sick! How is IBM justifying a 285% increase? Is the counsiling supposed to be worth it?<br><br>Some IBM...
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fred48nj
Nov 4, 2001 1:42 am
This year I have the "Prescription Only" plan and Medigap Plan A for my wife and I. It has worked well in that I can choose my own doctors and the Medigap Plan...
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stice813
Nov 6, 2001 1:34 am
My wife and I are in this same situation. That 2nd member is a killer of a price increase. Our decision is compounded by the fact that our United PCP dropped...
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charliedefx
Nov 6, 2001 2:42 pm
I retired from IBM in 1996. I live in the Raleigh NC area. I use Cigna and have had no complaints. For myself +2 I pay nothing per month. Co-pay is $10 for ...
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railroadm
Nov 6, 2001 4:43 pm
The health care situation is bad for all Americans.(Possible exception government workers and Govt retirees.)<br>See this USNews and World Report ...
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chas06033
Nov 7, 2001 3:29 pm
I was especially concerned with this part in the article: "Unless something changes, double-digit cost increases may be here to stay. This trend threatens your...
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wylie_quixote
Nov 7, 2001 5:28 pm
Rising health care costs cause pain<br>Employers face biggest increase in a decade <br>By Leena Pendharkar, <br>CBS.MarketWatch.com<br>Nov. 7, ...
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bendohicagain
Nov 8, 2001 3:37 am
"It certainly gives the current new IBM<br> employees food for thought."<br><br>What makes you think "new" employees give a rat about retirement?? They're all...
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softwaretrainer911
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Nov 8, 2001 4:40 pm
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alfacarnut
Nov 9, 2001 8:08 pm
(Possible exception government workers and Govt retirees.) Wrong..... we are getting the same screwing in NC!...
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jimboyle
Nov 11, 2001 7:01 am
While I'm sorrry I have to be so contrary to your beliefs, all I can say is that I get Insulin and xylatin regularly thru Merck-Medco and my experience is they...
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jimboyle
Nov 11, 2001 7:02 am
...oh yeah, and this is at NO ADDITIONAL COST TO ME....
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zer0t0l
Nov 12, 2001 6:58 pm
Sorry but no matter how you manipulate the figures, IBM's plan CAN NOT compete with various HMO's offered in your geographic area.If a subscriber signs up with...
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chas06033
Nov 13, 2001 1:51 am
I agree the IBM medical packages are offered as a profit making scheme for IBM. However, many of us have no HMO options to select from. Does IBM care? H--- NO!...
