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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Wednesday, October 04, 2023, 19:35 (1131 days ago)


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Got my old folks' card from the government today. I'm officially an old fart, and I just may have to dance the Old Folk's Boogie tonight. Can't believe I lived this long, or that I still feel and look this good. No major pieces missing yet, though my heart belongs to a certain woman. And she's the reason I still feel like the 16-year-old I was when I first fell in love with her. Every day she makes me feel like the luckiest Gringo in Mexico. :dance:

It didn't seem as hot this Wednesday as it was Tuesday. Still waiting on the rain, though we're pretty sure it's going to rain like hell next week when a hurricane rides up the coast and smashes into us, if the current forecast holds. Stay alert, folks and keep an eye on the weather.

Ranchers, farmers and public administrators are concerned that the lack of rain will affect their livelihoods once the dry season returns. A shame we don't build homes with extra-large cisterns and a roof-drainage system that saves rainwater, like traditional homes have in the Caribbean. It would help ease a lot of our water problems.

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Las pangas de los pescadores ocupan casi la mitad de Playa Principal. Los pelícanos están siempre muy atentos por migajas.
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by Altona Stu @, Altona, Manitoba, Wednesday, October 04, 2023, 20:31 (1131 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

Congratulations!

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by D-Loco, Wednesday, October 04, 2023, 20:54 (1131 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

I understand you most likely aren't interested or have Social or other options but are you going to take the free Part A Medicare that you're entitled to?

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by Timmac @, Steilacoom, WA, Wednesday, October 04, 2023, 23:24 (1131 days ago) @ D-Loco

The first qualification is that you have to be a legal resident of the USA. For tourists, with a part B supplement there is a lifetime benefit of $50000 for emergency care only.

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by D-Loco, Wednesday, October 04, 2023, 23:34 (1131 days ago) @ Timmac

The first qualification is that you have to be a legal resident of the USA. For tourists, with a part B supplement there is a lifetime benefit of $50000 for emergency care only.

Every US Citizen is qualified unless incarcerated. Of course, you need to have the accumulated credits to get no-cost Part A. Part B wouldn't be worth paying for when living abroad. Especially if you're cool with using your country of residence's medical services.

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by Timmac @, Steilacoom, WA, Thursday, October 05, 2023, 05:02 (1131 days ago) @ D-Loco

Don't think it works that way. Here's the start of the section about foreign coverage. The last paragraph is the key where it says you must live in the USA. So while you can sign up if your a citizen, if you don't live in the USA you'd have no coverage. You don't receive medicare when incarcerated, but it doest affect your eligibility.

Medicare usually doesn’t cover health care while you’re traveling outside the U.S. There are some exceptions, including some cases where Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) may pay for services that you get on board a ship within the territorial waters adjoining the land areas of the U.S. However, Medicare won't pay for health care services you get when a ship is more than 6 hours away from a U.S. port.

Medicare may pay for inpatient hospital, doctor, and ambulance services you get in a foreign country in these rare cases:

You're in the U.S. when a medical emergency occurs, and the foreign hospital is closer than the nearest U.S. hospital that can treat your medical condition.
You're traveling through Canada without unreasonable delay by the most direct route between Alaska and another U.S state when a medical emergency occurs, and the Canadian hospital is closer than the nearest U.S. hospital that can treat the emergency.
You live in the U.S. and the foreign hospital is closer to your home than the nearest U.S. hospital that can treat your medical condition, regardless of whether an emergency exists.
Medicare may cover medically necessary ambulance transportation to a foreign hospital only with admission for medically necessary covered inpatient hospital services.

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by Talley Ho @, Playa la Ropa, Thursday, October 05, 2023, 07:46 (1131 days ago) @ Timmac

Everything we have read and been told when he had to have a phone interview to sign up for A was that if we were in the US, we would have A coverage, even if we did not live in the US. We have a friend who lives full time in Mexico, had a heart attack in California and was able to use his A coverage.

IF eligible, we see no reason not so sign up for part A.:-)

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by Timmac @, Steilacoom, WA, Thursday, October 05, 2023, 08:13 (1131 days ago) @ Talley Ho

Exactly, but no coverage in Mexico without part B and a supplement. Some advantage plans could offer some coverage but you’d have to pay for them.

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by D-Loco, Thursday, October 05, 2023, 08:28 (1131 days ago) @ Talley Ho

IF eligible, we see no reason not so sign up for part A.:-)

Yup, which was the point of my original post.

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by D-Loco, Thursday, October 05, 2023, 08:22 (1131 days ago) @ Timmac

Not sure if we're on the same page Tim. I live in Juarez and have Medicare A,B and Supplement. I do not have a US residence But I am only a mile from the border so my Docs and all medical services are in the US. However, If I lived in Z (or anywhere) I would still have Medicare but it would be a long trip to get services. Correct, you can not use Medicare A y B outside US territories but you can certainly have it and I believe most ex-pats take at least the free part A.

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by Timmac @, Steilacoom, WA, Thursday, October 05, 2023, 12:41 (1130 days ago) @ D-Loco

It might not make much sense to have part B, since you pay for it monthly if you’re living in Mexico. I suppose you could have it and then just travel back to the US for care. Depending you your income part B can be pretty pricey.

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by D-Loco, Thursday, October 05, 2023, 13:02 (1130 days ago) @ Timmac

Exactly my point in the original post. If they have the 40 credits they should take the Part A. If you need to visit the US for any reason and a drunk plows into you (certainly not out of the realm) and puts you in the hospital it would be useful.

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Thursday, October 05, 2023, 19:44 (1130 days ago) @ D-Loco

I understand you most likely aren't interested or have Social or other options but are you going to take the free Part A Medicare that you're entitled to?

I was actually referring to the Mexican equivalent of Social Security, but I should be hearing back from the U.S. embassy in a couple of months about my U.S. benefits, and I'll take everyone's kind advice into consideration. Muchas gracias.