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Old 02-03-2020, 10:56 AM   #21
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While we may not need a new Forum for Medicare, a sticky thread for paying off the mortgage might be helpful. That way when the topic starts in a new thread (every 4 days from my experience), the moderators can just roll it into the sticky and nobody has to re-re-re-re-re-re-state their opinion. The newbies can just start from the top.
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Old 02-03-2020, 11:11 AM   #22
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While we may not need a new Forum for Medicare, a sticky thread for paying off the mortgage might be helpful. That way when the topic starts in a new thread (every 4 days from my experience), the moderators can just roll it into the sticky and nobody has to re-re-re-re-re-re-state their opinion. The newbies can just start from the top.

That's psychological conundrum not financial.
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Old 02-03-2020, 01:52 PM   #23
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We do have a FAQ forum with threads on common topics like PPACA and Medicare

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Old 02-03-2020, 01:59 PM   #24
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………. This an Early retirement group, so Medicare may not be on the curve, but clearly a lot of questions are posted. I still think it is a good idea to have a separate category, after all, Why would you put a Medicare question in a category named health and 'Early Retirement' people that retire early aren't on Medicare. But, I was out voted, it happens. :-)
I thought you had a good idea. I had been wondering about it for a while prior to you bringing it up. But I had not thought about all the previous Medicare threads, that they should be found and put into the new forum, a lot of work.

Now about people Early Retiring and not being on Medicare... check my "joined date", and I had read the forum for months before that, unable to join, because of a website error not allowing new sign-ups.
I was but a mere child in my forties back then, but alas, the sands of time have piled up and up.

A belated THANKS! to ancient user Red Oscar, who left his/her email address exposed back then, when I found it, I emailed them about the log-in problem, and they, as a registered user, passed it on to Cap'N Bill, aka Dory36, the creator of this concept, who fixed the issue. I have wondered often if Red Oscar is still alive. I would like to think that life has gone well, and that he/she is in a sunny clime and that every day is worth living!
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We do have a FAQ forum with threads on common topics like PPACA and Medicare



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I thought of that too as there was a recent FAQ created for Medicare and useful info about SHIIP posted. Coincidentally, a friend sent me a link to NC SHIIP contacts today but that can be found through the nationwide link in the FAQ.

I have the feeling that most related posts/discussions are about Medigap/supplements and Advantage plans and tend to sprawl all over which would make it hard to have a single, stable definitive source of information/answers.
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Or a "Total Knee Replacement Surgery" subforum! Or how about a "Men's Health" sub-forum for discussing prostate issues or little blue pills.


Agree but 95% of health issues on the Internet or in television are about women's health so this is our little bit of heaven
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Old 02-03-2020, 05:59 PM   #27
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A Men's Health sub forum? Is that where we discuss how much we get in retirement? TMI IMO. Where would we ask about if MC covers the little blue pills? The Medicare sub forum, or the Men's Health forum?
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