Medicare Stories

• Marie and Donald Pinkin

  April 28, 2017: [caption id="attachment_5938" align="alignleft" width="300"] Marie and Donald Pinkin[/caption] Marie and Donald have Medicare to thank for their home and health. Donald underwent back surgery after a year of excruciating pain and three cortisone s...Read more >

• Edie Fishman

  April 20, 2017: [caption id="attachment_5892" align="alignleft" width="298"] Edie Fishman[/caption] Edie Fishman, 95, relies on Medicare to maintain her quality of life. Legally blind and living with osteoporosis, she depends on Medicare for doctor visits as well...Read more >

• Kitty Kennedy

  February 07, 2017: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="150"] Kitty Kennedy[/caption] The story of Kitty Kennedy, 74, involves a severe allergic reaction that could be treated with medication and an ointment, Clobetasol. The price was almost $500, costing her a $...Read more >

• Diane Fleming

  February 06, 2017: [caption id="attachment_5544" align="alignleft" width="150"] Diane Fleming[/caption] Diane Fleming, 75, worked for United Airlines for 39 years, but when United filed for bankruptcy, her pension was dramatically cut. A few years after enrolling...Read more >

• Donna Cutler

  January 25, 2017: Donna Cutler, 76, recently spent a week in the hospital to address an issue with her oxygen levels. Although no surgery was required, the bill came to almost $50,000. Fortunately, Medicare covered the cost. Mrs. Cutler paid into Medicare her entir...Read more >

• Suzy Taylor

  January 11, 2017: Several years after Suzy retired, her former employer, United Airlines, filed for bankruptcy. Her pension was reduced 30%, and she has had to do freelance work to make up the difference. She is still paying into Medicare through her supplemental work...Read more >

• Susan Flashman

  January 11, 2017: Susan Flashman, 61, is a retired electrician. She worked for more than 25 years. In 2011, at age 57, she needed brain surgery due to a cyst that turned into a tumor. It took about a year of rehab to be somewhat functional once again. Her balance was ...Read more >

• Jody Weinreich

  January 11, 2017: Jody Weinreich, 66, lost her job at Tama Manufacturing in Allentown, Pennsylvania at age 61 when the factory closed and moved to Mexico. The factory had a government contract and made Alfred Dunner pants and Air Force training uniforms until the comp...Read more >

• Ken Pease

  January 06, 2017: Ken Pease, 73, suffers from a number of health conditions, not the least of which are diabetes and heart disease. He has had 1/3 of his right lung removed. Last year he suffered an aortic aneurysm, which doctors thankfully discovered as a result of p...Read more >

• Francena Dwyer

  January 05, 2017: Francena Dwyer, 64, would like to remind Congress that a person’s health can change overnight.  For Francena, it was a chemical injury.  She was an English professor at a community college in Connecticut for more than 20 years until her deterio...Read more >