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Mar 6th 2021, 5:21 pm
#16
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Joined: May 2010
Location: San Diego, California
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Re: Medical/Health Insurance
How does this work? Thought the whole point of sponsoring was that the sponsor was responsible for the immigrant and had to show adequate income to do so. Seems totally unfair that an immigrant goes onto Medicaid - paid for in part by tax payers....
Last edited by SanDiegogirl; Mar 6th 2021 at 6:00 pm.
Mar 7th 2021, 5:39 pm
#17
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Joined: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco
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Re: Medical/Health Insurance
Does not sound too much out of the ball park for individual health policy. Prior to us going onto Medicare hubby and I were paying over a $1k per month and that was on a company plan. Costs keep going up as you get older.
Note that premiums are only the first cost - most policies have deductibles, co pays for any treatment you have.
You can only shop around - try your State's Exchange as well as individual health companies.
After 5 years in the country you could possibly buy into Medicare - with Part A, B, C and any supplementary policies that could set you back $700 or so a month .
Note that premiums are only the first cost - most policies have deductibles, co pays for any treatment you have.
You can only shop around - try your State's Exchange as well as individual health companies.
After 5 years in the country you could possibly buy into Medicare - with Part A, B, C and any supplementary policies that could set you back $700 or so a month .
Last edited by Giantaxe; Mar 7th 2021 at 5:46 pm.
Mar 7th 2021, 9:47 pm
#18
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Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 35
Re: Medical/Health Insurance
I would recommend you visit the Govt Medicare website and look around there for a while. I know they have an "Eligibility & Premium calculator" which may prove particularly useful.
If I recall correctly, if ones wife qualifies (10 years or 40 quarters working in the US) and is on Medicare, then her spouse will also be eligible through her record. This may certainly be worth looking into in your case?
If I recall correctly, if ones wife qualifies (10 years or 40 quarters working in the US) and is on Medicare, then her spouse will also be eligible through her record. This may certainly be worth looking into in your case?
Mar 7th 2021, 10:08 pm
#19
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Joined: May 2010
Location: San Diego, California
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Re: Medical/Health Insurance
I would recommend you visit the Govt Medicare website and look around there for a while. I know they have an "Eligibility & Premium calculator" which may prove particularly useful.
If I recall correctly, if ones wife qualifies (10 years or 40 quarters working in the US) and is on Medicare, then her spouse will also be eligible through her record. This may certainly be worth looking into in your case?
If I recall correctly, if ones wife qualifies (10 years or 40 quarters working in the US) and is on Medicare, then her spouse will also be eligible through her record. This may certainly be worth looking into in your case?
https://www.aarp.org/health/medicare...estion_75.html
