Bobbie, Part B is deducted from your S.S. The Medicare Advantage Insurance comes from private companies that are funded by Medicare and offer better benefits than regular Medicare. When we signed up with Humanna in 2006 there was no monthly premium. Then starting in 2009 Humanna started charging a $18.00 a month premium. That is why we are switching to Advantra in March because they have no monthly premiums and actually have better benefits than Humanna does. Any Medicare advantage plan is much better than regular Medicare. Any more question just ask and I will ask Larry. LOl By the time Arvil is ready to apply we may all be looking for something better!!!! Dot Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbie Ivey-Lewallen" <tngirl45@bellsouth.net> To: <down-home-chatter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [DOWN-HOME-CHATTER] Wal-Mart > From: "Dorothy Bowles" <dotjo1@suddenlink.net> > Bobbie, this is our primary insurance. don't know how it works but they > handle your medicare for you. > > > Then aren't you really paying more than $18 per month? Or don't you get > cut > the preuim that Medicare cost from your SS check? > Bobbie > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DOWN-HOME-CHATTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message