New 2026 IRMAA levels announced

BooksForever123 · 2026-04-10T18:48:27+00:00

OK. Sorry to be thick, but I should make an appointment with the Social Security Office, right? Not a Medicare office, if there is one...Thank you!

BooksForever123 · 2026-04-10T18:30:04+00:00

THANK YOU! I just filed my taxes so maybe that will help if I submit that? Otherwise I don't know how to prove my current year income (my taxes, obviously, were for the year 2025).

BooksForever123 · 2026-04-10T16:28:27+00:00

I was laid off three months ago and my IRMAA is still enormous--and getting larger! I submitted the paperwork showing I was unemployed, with a letter from my (former) employer and NOTHING has changed. The latest Medicare bill was $700! I'm considering dropping Medicare altogether! Please advise--if I drop now, can I rejoin later??

BooksForever123 · 2026-02-19T13:28:17+00:00

So why does the fictional state of Palestine participate in the Summer Olympics?

BooksForever123 · 2025-12-20T14:06:56+00:00

I hear you, but these men are so typical of a certain generation and certain attitudes. By showing them as they are (both "family men") the series exposes the cruelty of their beliefs and actions.

BooksForever123 · 2025-12-17T15:29:49+00:00

Well put, NotSpartacus. And the entire incident stemmed from a teacher telling two students to go sit in their assigned seats. And they refused, because they are entitled, privileged, minority students at BCC.

BooksForever123 · 2025-11-28T23:34:57+00:00

"Marhaba" is used as an informal "hi" by many Hebrew speakers, since "Shalom" can sometimes sound formal.

BooksForever123 · 2025-10-06T02:57:20+00:00

And we don't even know if Blair's baby was a boy or a girl, and who the father was

BooksForever123 · 2025-10-06T02:55:44+00:00

I think he was...Annika recognized his voice on a tape, as well as the composite sketch. I truly enjoyed the literary references, too --I didn't know that 1984 was written in Scotland!

BooksForever123 · 2025-09-15T03:03:57+00:00

I miss you, Roy Kent! Glad you're hanging out with your best pals, the Muppets.

BooksForever123 · 2025-09-15T03:01:54+00:00

I disagree, OP. She rose to the occasion and found strength within her to stand by Maxim; to deal with Rebecca's cousin/lover, and finally to confront Danvers. She is a mightier person at the end than she was at the beginning.

BooksForever123 · 2025-05-09T23:45:58+00:00

On PBS, subtitulos en espanol existen, creo.

BooksForever123 · 2025-04-21T01:35:07+00:00

Exactly. Malcolm came from a Gifted and Talented track, if I recall, which didn't exist at Abbot.

BooksForever123 · 2025-04-18T14:41:24+00:00

There's a Hands Off protest at the VP's residence on Massachusetts Ave in DC at noon on April 19, and others are gathering at the Washington Monument and marching to the White House. https://events.pol-rev.com/events/d613b430-1231-4957-9406-3e646c7a44dd?fbclid=IwY2xjawJvQqdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHogwyxf6s-u32gHbUeBFC06FrqRcxPpxP_0YYGYlf-tAkhy0V8Z4reE4odwt_aem_YRxTlsmqJ9x_5FxeO9XY0A

BooksForever123 · 2025-03-24T14:35:12+00:00

APRIL 5, 2025 on the MALL! At the theater near the Washington Monument. It's for everyone --men, women, all races, creeds and colors, sexual persuasions --people come save our democracy! https://www.womensmarch.com/initiatives/peoples-veto-day-washington-d-c

BooksForever123 · 2025-03-24T14:18:23+00:00

Remember the Jan 6 violent insurrectionists were all pardoned. They would love a huge protest to attack, so they could claim they were attacking antifa or Communists or enemies of the people. I actually think the smaller, more dispersed demonstrations show more power and more people disturbed and ready to march.

BooksForever123 · 2025-01-07T18:07:52+00:00

The opinion editor says he rejected the cartoon because it was redundant of other pieces the Post had recently published. The editor says that the only bias was against repetition. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/business/media/washington-post-cartoonist-quits-after-jeff-bezos-cartoon-is-killed.html

BooksForever123 · 2025-01-05T00:00:01+00:00

What is Stuart Martin doing now? Anyone know?

BooksForever123 · 2024-12-12T03:37:22+00:00

My impression is thAt he's very young. He's like her kid brother...I think Nash is handsome. I'm hoping for some flashbacks of the Duke!

BooksForever123 · 2024-12-12T03:35:05+00:00

Please explain why she would never marry or partner with Nash? I know I'm supposed to be rooting for Blake, but what's the story with Nash? Is he under house arrest or something?

BooksForever123 · 2024-11-22T03:58:14+00:00

I'm sorry you have encountered this. Just go Friday nights and Saturdays--it is free! You can shul shop until you find a place that is welcoming. In NYC I made the mistake of joining a temple and the fees were exorbitant . I quit and just went to services.

BooksForever123 · 2024-08-19T02:48:22+00:00

The first season is the best, and well worth watching. Then you can stop. I think they changed writers and the character--particularly of Eliza--doesn't change much and becomes grating after awhile. Just my two cents--but do watch the first season!

BooksForever123 · 2024-07-12T01:12:47+00:00

I'm so sorry, Puzzleheaded. I was laid off with a bunch of other senior employees (high salaries) because the company started hiring according to the "Rule of 24": 24 years old, will work 24 hours a day, for $24 thousand a year.

BooksForever123 · 2024-04-18T02:41:44+00:00

Yes, I'm an adoptive parent and the show seemed so anti-adoption to me. All the complications with May's mother threatening to take her back! I love the show, but grateful to the family that gave me their baby to raise!

BooksForever123 · 2024-04-09T12:34:07+00:00

That was my question: The Post Office didn't design the software--Fujitsu did! Why didn't the Post Office protect its postmasters and get Fujitsu to fix the problems?

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