tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post2842856735738384617..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: LIVE BLOGGING FROM DECEMBER DELEGATE ASSEMBLY Jeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-90873280916707762392021-12-17T11:46:28.808-05:002021-12-17T11:46:28.808-05:00Then they can't take Medicare.Then they can't take Medicare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-37618266531847755722021-12-17T11:41:21.207-05:002021-12-17T11:41:21.207-05:00Doctors are not required to take Medicare.
Many do...Doctors are not required to take Medicare.<br />Many do and some don't. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-9468298999751467082021-12-17T11:20:22.229-05:002021-12-17T11:20:22.229-05:00@11:01 am... no leader should want to be or be in ...@11:01 am... no leader should want to be or be in charge for more than 3 years. Power corrupts most people. Why must UNITY/Mulgrew be the leaders for life? Why? Why must members take an oath? What am i missing here?waitingforsupporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390407586885648546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-8722236715390373442021-12-17T11:16:38.441-05:002021-12-17T11:16:38.441-05:00@5:53pm. I keep hearing how traditional medicare i...@5:53pm. I keep hearing how traditional medicare is the same. Wth. It can't be the same. There is a reason why we are switching to JJ Walker and Magnum PI's plan. That reason is to save $. Middle class folks always balance budgets on our backs. VOTE them out. Why the hell would you keep someone in office for 20 years? This is nuts.waitingforsupporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390407586885648546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-84022005663838593772021-12-17T11:15:27.095-05:002021-12-17T11:15:27.095-05:00Usatch is full of shit. He also said it wasn't...Usatch is full of shit. He also said it wasn't privatization because active people aren't in government run health insurance. Medicare eligible retirees are in a public program now. They won't be in April. That is reality. Medicare is better than Medicare Advantage and doctors are not required to take this plan.Many will and some won't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-9569483811731667092021-12-17T11:12:02.148-05:002021-12-17T11:12:02.148-05:00@830am... You know it. I will take medicare in abo...@830am... You know it. I will take medicare in about years but i have the back of my compadres. We've planning on NOT voting for unity anyway. I'm all in for a union and all out for these union leaders. Time for change. V.O.T.Ewaitingforsupporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390407586885648546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-1896190540273459902021-12-17T11:01:29.798-05:002021-12-17T11:01:29.798-05:00Usatch said if Dr accepts Medicare, he has to acce...Usatch said if Dr accepts Medicare, he has to accept this plan and he will be paid the same, and faster. This plan is not the same as plans in West Virginia. It is tailored for us. In five years, you'll be screaming to keep it. Ridiculous to vote for Communists or wackos because of this. Stick with prudent leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-15529785183296780512021-12-17T10:49:42.118-05:002021-12-17T10:49:42.118-05:00We do not ask for your pity and when our time come...We do not ask for your pity and when our time comes we will make no excusesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-89818021317583373502021-12-17T08:30:52.418-05:002021-12-17T08:30:52.418-05:00Once the plan rolls out retirees will find out if ...Once the plan rolls out retirees will find out if the plan is good or if it sucks (my bet is on sucks). If it sucks retirees will not vote for Mulgrew. When a retiree is denied care or if their doctors don’t take the new plan, all the claims of Unity go out the window. Retirees personal experiences and the experiences of their retired friends will carry more weight than anything that comes out of Mulgrew’s dumb mouth. Like Waiting for Support, Im a retiree and those I know also retired already feel screwed and will not vote for Mulgrew. We old people like our health plan as is. Mess it up and we will get our revenge with our ballots. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-69110098497958490132021-12-16T21:35:12.406-05:002021-12-16T21:35:12.406-05:00Everyone who stubs a toe gets an mri. There should...Everyone who stubs a toe gets an mri. There should be some limits. It makes prudent sense. Costs are astronomical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-89733964529677761412021-12-16T20:32:56.596-05:002021-12-16T20:32:56.596-05:00Pre-athorizations not on original Medicare. This i...Pre-athorizations not on original Medicare. This is about what retirees on Medicare have that they will lose in Mulgrewcare, not what active members have. Most use medical system more as they age and shouldn't have to have a new pre-authorization placed before them.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-11656021311623171692021-12-16T17:53:09.574-05:002021-12-16T17:53:09.574-05:00Regular Medicare has same co-pays and no cap. Pre-...Regular Medicare has same co-pays and no cap. Pre-authorization is standard practice on GHI. It's a great plan. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-41129005743316846092021-12-16T11:55:32.442-05:002021-12-16T11:55:32.442-05:0011:16 we don't want to support privatization. ...11:16 we don't want to support privatization. we don't want middlemen. we don't want emblem health. we don't want blue cross. but we weren't asked. we are being force fed this scam. a union leader shouldn't fight for garbage union members never asked for. expand medicare, don't sell it off for profit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-27046881061614382762021-12-16T11:23:30.477-05:002021-12-16T11:23:30.477-05:00The MLC saw to it that Medicare eligible retirees ...The MLC saw to it that Medicare eligible retirees have an inferior health plan with co-pays and gatekeepers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-704769861377208382021-12-16T11:16:06.338-05:002021-12-16T11:16:06.338-05:00Change is stressful, but not necessarily bad.
UFT ...Change is stressful, but not necessarily bad.<br />UFT in-service members and retirees until age 65 all have wonderful premium free health insurance provided by Emblem Health and Blue Shield.<br />The new plan for Medicare eligible retirees will continue wonderful premium free health insurance provided by Emblem Health and Blue Shield.<br />If Medicare eligible retirees are willing to pay a premium for their health insurance they can contiue in their current plan.<br />The MLC has seen to it that all retirees will continue to have excellent health insurance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-61368807145231970942021-12-16T08:59:58.600-05:002021-12-16T08:59:58.600-05:00821 I'll put reality over your friend's wo...821 I'll put reality over your friend's word. Reality is privatization is bad for all of us. Do not put private insurers in charge of retiree healthcare. Vote for UFC. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-49777853038501655872021-12-16T08:58:54.877-05:002021-12-16T08:58:54.877-05:00Ustach lied when he said this isn't privatizat...Ustach lied when he said this isn't privatization. He is a paid spokesperson. Nothing more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-86317539679344054692021-12-16T08:21:53.273-05:002021-12-16T08:21:53.273-05:00Joe Ustach gave a wonderful interpretation of medi...Joe Ustach gave a wonderful interpretation of medicare advantage. I know him personally, and I know politics is not his game. He has helped many of our members to make sure they have answers to a multiude of questions. He has interceeded to make sure in service members and our retirees get the proper treatment they need. I trust him at his word!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-21362851136862220892021-12-16T07:55:59.596-05:002021-12-16T07:55:59.596-05:00Mulgrew and Unity will continue to support this sc...Mulgrew and Unity will continue to support this scam that is Medicare Advantage. UFC has to put together packets/literature to combat this powerpoint nonsense. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-26456512729516319282021-12-16T06:47:44.829-05:002021-12-16T06:47:44.829-05:00809. False. Money just comes from Federal instead ...809. False. Money just comes from Federal instead of State dollars. The working class should not be subsidizing Insurance companies. This is what Mulgrew supports. This is the garbage he is selling. And he is doing it all against the will of UFT members. That is not democracy. That is forcing us to bend to his commands. He should be supporting and fighting for the NY Health Act that the assembly voted for. This would save money and would remove health care from negotiations, giving the city less leverage and the union more room to focus on other issues. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-18175226501925646412021-12-16T01:14:44.277-05:002021-12-16T01:14:44.277-05:00Why are people believing what Mulgrew said?
Father...Why are people believing what Mulgrew said?<br />Father’s doctors will not be taking this plan. None of them.<br />They also limit visits to certain doctors (read their plan).<br />And, the pre approval list is ridiculously long.<br /><br />If I was a retiree I would vote a hamster into office before Mulgrew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-13553978452062988812021-12-15T22:47:59.597-05:002021-12-15T22:47:59.597-05:00Breathing down my neck? You don't even exist. ...Breathing down my neck? You don't even exist. Talk about empty talk. When Unity wins with 90% of the vote, I won't pity you. But you will be pitiful. But you're too stupid for pity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-54520188081843371272021-12-15T22:40:19.387-05:002021-12-15T22:40:19.387-05:00If it's the same as traditional why do we need...If it's the same as traditional why do we need to change? Just say the real reason to change plans is to save money on the back of the working class. The truth is easier to swallow.waitingforsupporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390407586885648546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-76601835428750079082021-12-15T22:35:05.732-05:002021-12-15T22:35:05.732-05:00@834pm... Really? Well all of the retirees I know ...@834pm... Really? Well all of the retirees I know can't wait to vote. Guess what? We are ONLY voting for UFC. If he happens to win--it won't be with our votes. waitingforsupporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390407586885648546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-41207198825529216102021-12-15T21:54:10.815-05:002021-12-15T21:54:10.815-05:00Where's the UFC slate? Breathin' down your...Where's the UFC slate? Breathin' down your neck mother f*****.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com