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Old 10-27-2013, 01:00 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by ramonajim View Post

We're counting down the days until the dreaded Obamacare (OMG OMG OMG!!! Scary stuff!!!) kicks in; we'll be able to get him back on insurance (lovely system we have now means a) NOBODY will insure him even if we could afford it, and b) his massive $175 a week SS benefit means he makes too much money for Medicare).
I'm a bit confused by the above paragraph.

If he is collecting S/S retirement income...........presumably, he is over 65 and eligible for Medicare.

There is no income limit on Medicare at the present time, AFAIK.

If he is below full retirement age, how is he collecting S/S?
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