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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for sharing this. If the recipients are unaware of the incredibly high “over-the-counter” insurance costs paid by the non-Medicare public (multiply the numbers below by 8 or 10) they need to educate themselves. This is not an “Obamacare” this is the reality of the <b>for profit </b>health insurance milieu. I wish I could find health insurance for $250 per month!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Papyrus;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D'>Trudy Swenson McKinna<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joe ToLove<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 25, 2011 9:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> [Ct-nfb] Fw: Medicare<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:saraernie@yahoo.com" title="saraernie@yahoo.com">Sara Defilippis</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:nannooch@aol.com" title="nannooch@aol.com">Anna Calitri</a> ; <a href="mailto:marescraft1@aol.com" title="marescraft1@aol.com">MaryAnn Anderson</a> ; <a href="mailto:robertlindaf@comcast.net" title="robertlindaf@comcast.net">Robert Frauenstein</a> ; <a href="mailto:belledunenb@aol.com" title="belledunenb@aol.com">Norma Mordach</a> ; <a href="mailto:busybea04@optonline.net" title="busybea04@optonline.net">Beatrice Cooke</a> ; <a href="mailto:webe55@mac.com" title="webe55@mac.com">Bubsey Vanech</a> ; <a href="mailto:paddyann@att.net" title="paddyann@att.net">Pat Catino</a> ; <a href="mailto:lac67ct@aol.com" title="lac67ct@aol.com">Lily Cichon</a> ; <a href="mailto:misshoovette@optonline.net" title="misshoovette@optonline.net">Carolee Joerman</a> ; <a href="mailto:rchartier02@snet.net" title="rchartier02@snet.net">Diane Chartier</a> ; <a href="mailto:carolejoe33@aol.com" title="carolejoe33@aol.com">Carole Marrucco</a> ; <a href="mailto:capanded@thegentiles.net" title="capanded@thegentiles.net">Cappy Gentile</a> ; <a href="mailto:crazy_cool_grandma@yahoo.com" title="crazy_cool_grandma@yahoo.com">Joyce Fusci</a> ; <a href="mailto:carlry1939@embargmail.com" title="carlry1939@embargmail.com">Carl & June Rylander</a> ; <a href="mailto:rtaber@firstcountybank.com" title="rtaber@firstcountybank.com">Richard Taber</a> ; <a href="mailto:mariede7@gmail.com" title="mariede7@gmail.com">Marie DeCarolis</a> ; <a href="mailto:proviejohn@sbcglobal.net" title="proviejohn@sbcglobal.net">Provie DalleAve</a> ; <a href="mailto:Rihf@aol.com" title="Rihf@aol.com">Renate Fremuth</a> ; <a href="mailto:tfrano@optonline.net" title="tfrano@optonline.net">Theresa Frano</a> ; <a href="mailto:FranT15@aol.com" title="FranT15@aol.com">Fran Tornatore</a> ; <a href="mailto:Sav3mo@aol.com" title="Sav3mo@aol.com">Gloria Saverine</a> ; <a href="mailto:GladNon@optonline.net" title="GladNon@optonline.net">Gladys Margosian</a> ; <a href="mailto:tpedersen@snet.net" title="tpedersen@snet.net">Grace Pedersen</a> ; <a href="mailto:hathaway@juno.com" title="hathaway@juno.com">hathaway@juno.com</a> ; <a href="mailto:jrizzi-1@sbcglobal.net" title="jrizzi-1@sbcglobal.net">Jacqueline Rizzi</a> ; <a href="mailto:joanronde@aol.com" title="joanronde@aol.com">Joan Ronde</a> ; <a href="mailto:lovenergy@optonline.net" title="lovenergy@optonline.net">Joseph Tolve</a> ; <a href="mailto:sandsut@hotmail.com" title="sandsut@hotmail.com">Sandie Suitilli</a> ; <a href="mailto:Tvan4@aol.com" title="Tvan4@aol.com">Terry Vanech</a> ; <a href="mailto:webe55@mac.com" title="webe55@mac.com">Bubsey Vanech</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Monday, July 25, 2011 6:51 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Medicare<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>MEDICARE PREMIUM INCREASE<br><br>For those of you who are on Medicare, read the article below. It is<br>about the monthly amount of money you are going to pay in Medicare<br>premiums in 2011, 2012 and the huge increase you will pay in 2013.<br>It's a short but important article:<br><br>Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost<br>of living adjustment); however, the per person monthly Medicare<br>insurance premium will be increased from the 2009 premium of $96.40 to<br>$104.20 in 2012, $120.20 for the year 2013 AND increases to a<br>wonderful $247.00 in 2014. Thank You Obamacare!<br><br>Congress also gave themselves a $3,000 a month Cost of Living Adjustment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>