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Re: Oooh....a new (to me) scam phone call. - 1 year ago

I get that call all the time from supposedly AEP. So irritating.

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Re: One more Medicare Part D question - 1 year ago

1.if you already have a Part D plan, with no action your plan will roll over to the next year. The only exception is if the plan does not offer part d the next year, and even then you are going to be be rolled over to a similar plan with the same company whenever possible (eg, Humana might offers plans a, b, and c this year but drop c for next year. They will move people in plan c to plan a or b

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Re: Anyone use Aetna for Medicare Part D? - 1 year ago

CVS Caremark (owner of Aetna and manager of the Rx business) has spent the last few years in a pretty strong pursuit of new members to its med D business. The basic PDP offering especially has seen significantly low costs in comparison to the industry writ large. They are doing it in large part with very aggressive formulary management. In other words, they are achieving lower premiums by reduci

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Re: cold hard facts?!....weekly supermarket deal ---> ice cream..... - 1 year ago

Sooooo … which store? Also, if you are buying 4 and coupons apply to only 3, you should be able to submit to coupons.com for the 4th one for an additional 1.25 in savings.

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Re: Cataracts - can blurry vision be corrected with glasses? - 1 year ago

Also want to throw out coverage ideas you potentially may not be aware of. I think you’re in Michigan? MI took Medicaid expansion and covers adults under 65 up to a certain income level through Healthy Michigan. Vision is included in coverage. You know your situation and can explore whether you would qualify. It’s absolutely worth exploring if you have not yet. Beyond that, ACA enrollmen

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Re: I'm confused about electronic prescriptions too -especially for Scheduled meds? - 1 year ago

Are you a Medicare recipient? If so, what’s happening is your primary care doc is compliant with law passed in 2018 that went into effect 1/1/21. A part of the law mandates electronic prescriptions for controlled substances for drugs Medicare pays for. Enforcement won’t begin until 2022 however, so your psych while supposed to follow suit isn’t facing federal wrath for noncompliance yet.

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Re: Costco moving in about two miles north of my house ... - 1 year ago

For gas prices, you can see those posted on Costco’s website. On the store locator page, Just choose a store (that has a gas station), hit the + symbol to the right of Gas Station under the Warehouse Services section, and you’ll see prices listed. right now Burbank CA is at 3.94, Wichita KS is 2.62, colchester VT is 2.79 as some examples of regular prices.

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Re: iPhone issue - 2 years ago

Is the web interface not available for you?

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Re: Are there still any soap operas on ABC, NBC, or CBS? - 2 years ago

Young and the restless - cbs The Bold and the beautiful- cbs General hospital- abc Days of our lives - nbc

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Re: Anyone use a Dyson Supersonic hair dryer? - 2 years ago

I have one and love it. More to the point, my hair loves it - no more frizzy curls and a lot faster drying. I picked mine up new from Best Buy for 320, they run deals periodically.

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Re: Seen this type of meds coupon? - 2 years ago

It’s processed by your pharmacy for payment as a discount card funded by the manufacturer. The biggest reason it does not allow additional payment by your own insurance comes down to rebates, and pharma’s desire not to pay for a drug twice ( plus some issues with federal anti kickback statutes for certain plan types). Your insurance and the pharma industry have negotiated rebates for branded

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Re: So near and yet so far - 2 years ago

Earliest appointment I could get for an in store pickup at any of the PDX-area stores was Sunday. That’s just for pickup post-purchase, not even for browse and buy. South Sound stores, in contrast, still had appointments for Saturday when I looked Friday afternoon.

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Re: Medicare question - 2 years ago

She may or may not get a new rx card. Generally they aren’t issued to continuing members unless certain types of change are happening, or a plan makes a special request to recard its membership. I work at Express Scripts, and while I’m not directly involved with the Trust’s Medicare rx plan for 2021, what I have seen doesn’t suggest to me a new card is likely. A new one can always be requ

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Re: Horse riding in the centre of historic York - 3 years ago

That’s a lovely horse with clear trust in and respect for the rider. Looks to have been a wonderful ride through town.

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Muted iP7Plus not actually muted? - 3 years ago

I use my iP7 plus for conference calls in the regular, typically in speaker mode. In the last few days I’ve noticed when set to mute, that is, the soft button on screen is “on” for muting me, audio is still escaping on the conference line. Disengaging/re-engaging the soft button does not seem to resolve. Googling the issue is not getting me anywhere as to root cause or a fix. Possible re

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Re: Apple watch question - 3 years ago

It does warn at 10%. You get the option to keep going as-is, or drop it into power reserve mode. In that mode, you basically have an old school watch that communicates with nothing. More than once I’ve received the notice on my AW3 and dismissed it without paying attention, your wife may have done the same.

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Re: RE older iPhone usage after upgrading - 3 years ago

The 4s went to the toddler niblings to be used as a sim-free Touch. The 6s went to the teenage nibling to be used as an actual phone, and was eventually traded up to help fund the kid’s 7 plus purchase. That 4s is still chugging along perfectly, the kids haul it everywhere to play games and watch their beloved pbs shows. With most stores providing WiFi, it’s been super useful to entertain kid

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Re: When does the next Costco Warehouse ad begin? - 3 years ago

You can preview the book here, just click the first link in the first paragraph on that page

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Re: How do you find NPI number for AETNA Medicare advantage plan? - 4 years ago

She’s most likely calling the wrong number - whatever number she’s calling is almost certainly for providers (doctors, pharmacies, etc) not members. Providers typically give their NPI when contacting an insurance company as part of their identification process. She should look at her Aetna member card and call the number listed for members. If she doesn’t have a card, if she has a web accou

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Re: Playing with an Apple Watch Sport Series 1 42mm. It’s nice! - 4 years ago

I was a non-watch-wearer for almost 20 years due to a metal allergy found via significant irritation from traditional watches. About a month ago, I came across a deal for an AW3 sport for $99 at Wally. I thought I would give it a try, and if i just couldn't handle wearing a watch after so long, would pass it along to my teenage nephew. It took less a day to get used to it, and alas the kid will

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Re: car shopping...again! anyone with an impreza hatch, mazda3 or hr-v? - 4 years ago

I have a 2016 Mazda3 hatchback. Any questions about it I could answer?

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Re: nonfat dry milk - 4 years ago

Have you looked at Horizon shelf stable milk? Available in individual 8oz servings, multipacks of 8oz each or single 32oz packages, good for several months when stored properly, and does come in low/reduced fat. it sounds like the 8oz size might be ideal for you - they run about $1 each at my local stores while keeping product on hand, but if you want to reduce waste, this could work for you.

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Re: Its a conspiracy, I tell ya! - 5 years ago

I too had longstanding issues with Messages refusing to sign in or stay signed in, despite iCloud signing in properly. Every once in a while it would magically work again, but then just as unmagically stop working. The solution for me was to log out of iCloud, then log into Messages, then log back into iCloud. I have no idea why but that sequence seems to have done the trick. Otherwise I had

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Re: Help me come up with a name for a company - 5 years ago

Sounds like the friend does Medication Therapy Management? MTM is a well known abbreviation in the business particularly since the advent of Medicare Part D. Using it as part of the name may be useful/descriptive of services.

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Re: Disposable plates and utensils for Thanksgiving dinner? - 5 years ago

We use disposable for Christmas. Who keeps a full dish set for 16 on hand, and wants to wash that many dishes after the meal on top of the many pots and pans?

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Re: Passport required for some domestic flights - 5 years ago

Had a DL from a REAL ID-compliant state, moved to WA 2 months ago, and therefore no longer have a compliant DL. Would be awesome if in 3 months I could still fly using my old ID but that would be far too easy.

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Re: Should the SSN no longer be a universal identifier? - 5 years ago

QuoteGuyGene I've had mine since --------- 1961 Since Medicare uses it on our cards, I've given up with it. Good news/bad news there … CMS is assigning new Medicare numbers not based on SSN. You'll be getting a new card sometime between April 2018 and December 2019. The new ID (mix of letters and numbers) won't be easily memorized at all, but also will be much more difficult to guess your curr

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Re: Anyone know of a straightforward 10% or better Lowe's printable coupon? - 5 years ago

Current Lowes movers coupon is 10% up to $500 discount. Source: I moved/changed address 3 weeks ago.

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Re: what Pizza chains do you like? - 5 years ago

Jets but don't bother with any non- square pizza it sells

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Re: how to make iPhone show only music downloaded on the phone? - 5 years ago

Music app > Library > Downloaded Music Label at the top says "Showing only music on this iPhone" This seems to be what you are looking for

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