I have a few questions for anyone who is retired and over the age of 65?

Question

1. What are your greatest needs as a senior?
2. What are your greatest fears connected with aging?
3. What are your greatest joys at this stage in your life?
4. Have you had any problems getting health care with Medicare? If so, what were they?
5. Have you had any problems getting a supplemental policy (if you desired one)? If you did have trouble, what was it?
6. What do you think the best thing that society or the government could do for seniors that would be of benefit to them?

Answer 1

1. To be left alone so I might accomplish that which I had to defer to get to this age.
2. I don't have any.
3. That I have been a witness to so much important history in my life.
4. No.
5. Don't need one. I also have Tricare For Life, with no premium payment. My only out-of-pocket expenses are $3-9 for a three month supply of medicines.
6. Quit calling them "seniors". Only two states do that in official documents and laws they passed. The rest, along with the Federal government, use the term "older Americans". An alternative might be the one used by the transit system in Portland, Oregon: "Honored Americans".

Answer 2

1. Tasty food twice a day.
2.None so far. I am 72 only.
3.Driving long distances alone,listening to music.
4. I do not have any medicare policy.
5.Question is not applicable to me.
6.There are many services/institutions where no pension is given after retirement . Pension after retirement must be made mandatory, for all employers by law.Government has to take suitable action here.

Answer 3

Greatest need is adequate health care at an affordable cost. Medicare isn't worth crapola. Greatest fear is that something bad happens to my adult children. Greatest joys are writing and walking. I have Medicare and Rx drug coverage. My monthly out of pocket expenses average $650 per month. We greatly need affordable housing, drug plans and catastrophic illness coverage.

Answer 4

1 Dental care, other than pulling all your teeth out and putting in false teeth.

2 Lack of dental care just when you need it.

3 Being able to hop on a train, plane or bus any time you want to.

4 Proper dental care.

5 No

6 Dental care.

Answer 5

Is this a homework assignment? If so, may I suggest you actually interview people - face to face? It would be a great experience for you.

If this is not an assignment - are you, too, a senior? - or just wondering about your future?

Answer 6

1. a home
2. catastrophic illness
3. children and grandchildren
4. no
5. no
6. health care

Answer 7

I just turned 65 and you're making me admit it???NO WAY !!!!