On Aug 26, 4:39 am, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>
> > I get mad over being required to use Medicare. I wouldn't even complain
> > about their charging me each month, if they would allow me to have my own
> > private insurance. Today I paid a bill of $89 for a procedure on a bill of
> > $175. If I were allowed to only have my own private insurance, I would have
> > paid $35, as it was previously to medicare.
>
> Hm.
> You can't have both? I did not know that.

I should have said, "... if Medicare would allow me to have ONLY my
private insurance, I would be willing to pay the cost of the Medicare
plan and not have Medicare as the primary insurance. But that is not
allowed.
Dee Dee

Yes, you can have both. There lies the rub.

Dee Dee