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PoindexterOglethorpe

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4. Yep. This information has been out there for several months now.

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Sat Dec 3, 2022, 06:49 PM

Dec 2022

The reason Medicare is going down is that they are not going to pay for some very sketchy Alzheimer's drug that a year or so ago thought they would pay for. It's both ineffective and hideously expensive, so that's the right decision.

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Thanks Brandon! Diamond_Dog Dec 2022 #1

I logged into my account. $164.90 is correct according to the SSA. n/t Tess49 Dec 2022 #2

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Yep. This information has been out there for several months now. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2022 #4

It was $148.50 in 2021 and $164.90 in 2023 so a 11.0% increase over 2 years progree Dec 2022 #5