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Comments (2)I have had one for over three years. I installed it myself and it works flawlessly. The only reason the Brew Express hasn't caught on as quickly as the counter top units is that it requires in-the-wall installation, which most people aren't willing to do themselves. Professional installation may add $100 to $200 to the cost; but, in my opinion, it would be worth it when you consider having the convenience of hassle-free coffee brewing in a unit that takes up almost no counter space....See MoreIrked at AARP Hucksters
Comments (25)Sushipup1 -- as far as I know, everyone is eligible for a supplemental plan, but if they don't sign up when they first become eligible for Medicare (or, as in my case, after an allowed deferral ), they might have to qualify for the coverage -- just as a person can be denied life insurance for existing conditions. But, also as far as I understand, during the open enrollment period this year your friend could sign up for a supplemental plan. Now, as for what the ENT charged.... A provider is a Medicare participating provider if they agree to charge only the Medicare-approved fee for all services (they write off the amount Medicare doesn't cover). The patient pays the 20% of that approved fee that Medicare doesn't pay. A nonparticipating provider is one who sees Medicare patients and sends a bill to Medicare, but does not accept the Medicare-approved fee as the full fee for the service provided. The provider can charge the patient up to Medicare's limiting charge. Medicare lowers its approved fee by 5% for nonparticipating providers. In other words, the approved fee for a nonparticipating provider will be 95% of the approved fee for a participating provider. Then, the nonparticipating provider can charge the patient 115% of the lowered (95%) fee. If you do the math, it works out to the nonparticipating provider's fee being 109.25% -- that is, the maximum you can be charged by a nonparticipating provider is 9.25% more than Medicare's approved fee. There is a third type of provider -- one who doesn't get involved with Medicare at all. They don't submit a bill to Medicare and won't accept any fee limitations by Medicare. They reject Medicare. They will see patients who are on Medicare, but only after the patient signs a contract stating that they understand these terms and agree to pay the provider's full fee themselves. However, that provider must inform you if the service to be provided would be covered by Medicare if rendered by a provider who sees Medicare patients. So, either the ENT is a participating provider who violated Medicare's rules and charged more than the limiting fee (in which case he should be reported to Medicare), or else your friend signed a contract to be seen by a provider who rejects Medicare and she agreed to pay his entire fee. But, yeah, if she can't afford it, she can't afford it. Because her only income is SS which cannot be garnished, she is what is referred to as "judgment proof."...See MoreCustomer service questions that irk me
Comments (29)You all know I work in customer service and I do answer the phone at work quite often. As a CSR when I do answer the phone, I always answer with: "Customer Service! How can I help you?" Now, when you call our store you get options. 1 is for the pharmacy. If you need ANY pharmacy question asked, push 1. But no, somehow people manage to push 4 because it's the last option and they don't want to listen to the robot go through the numbers again. Then they have to push one for (and the robot tells you in a clear voice) Customer Service. And I would have to say, the odds of the person on the phone needing Customer Service is small. Really small. They want their prescription refilled. And will give most of their personal private information to me: a receiver who quit high school and is not a pharmacy employee. I try to cut them off as quickly as possible and transfer them to the correct department. I also answer the phone again with "customer service. How can I help you?" And the person will say, "Why didn't the post office guy leave my parcel?" And I"ll cut them off and say, "Oh! You have customer service. You needed to push 2 for post office" and cut them off and direct their call to the proper department. Drives me crazy when people call our store, but refuse to listen to the prompts and then get mad at the person who answered the phone because we can't answer their questions. On your subject though, I have to call our call center often. And YES, they repeat everything I say and it drives me crazy. I've even held the phone to my ear and started hitting my head on the counter. Especially after I've told them the problem, they repeat what I've said word-for-word, and then they still don't understand what my problem is yet I've pretty much drawn them a picture. They don't understand because while we work for the same company the CSR has NEVER used my program on my computer and doesn't have a clue how retail works, nor does he or she have any idea how the computer program works and it frustrates the begeebies out of me. Okay, I got to vent. You can move on to the next person now. I got a lot of my chest. Thanks for letting me hi-jack your post. :)...See MoreCeiling texture --Any contractors here that can express an opinion?
Comments (15)I've sprayed lots of knock down (enough to own a dedicated texture sprayer), and sometimes, if it's mixed a bit wet, or sprayed a bit thick, or if the space is enclosed, or sprayed over previously painted surfaces, it can take longer to dry. Probably some of all that on your job. I don't know of any type of "wrong mud" they could have used. They should have scraped it off before leaving. Tomorrow it will be rough and difficult to knock down unless it's sanded first. Next time, no need to prime before -- wait until after all the drywall work is done....See More- 9 years ago
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