First day of new exercise regimen.

[Clipper]

I have gained back so much of the weight I lost after my heart attack that I am disgusted with myself and ready to ease back into a regular exercise routine. I could join a gym for free with my United Healthcare coverage, but I also qualify for what they call "phase III" at the cardiac rehab facility where I did my original rehab. They have the NuStep machine that I enjoy and for $3 a session, billed monthly I can have the advantage of exercising with the added safety of having a staff of cardiac RN's.

I take my Ipad, get on the machine, and watch a Netflix movie or program while exercising both legs and arms. Watching Netflix takes my mind off the time and I usually managed to go 40 minutes of steady workout without stopping. I will probably be lucky to do 20 minutes to start out with, but I hope to get back into it and to lose about 50lbs. I did it before. All I need to do is get motivated again. All of the staff is very friendly and they come around and check on you periodically, and monitor you. I loved it before. It is something to do when the outside work winds down for the winter. I am not one to sit around idle.

[Atticus Pizzaballa]

Best of luck Clipper. You can do it. I was wondering how to you find United Health Care as an insurance to have. I am getting nothing with Medicaid because to use it I have to pay a months spend down for the month I claim and that cost over $250, for me which I think is crazy. however I see Medicare Part B raised its deductible to $233. for me. I still have $13.00 to go before I use that up. So I have been paying what Medicare does not pay everytime I use my Doctor which has been 4 times this year including a physical then 3 checkups. I also have to go back again since my BP went up over 140 for the top number and he does not want that. I took it again today and it is down to 131. I was thinking of getting United Health Care or AARP or Aetna. I hate all that stupid work that has to be done just to understand it all. Frustrating to say the least.

[Clipper]

You should probably qualify for the same sort of advantage plan that I have. I pay copays for specialists and for a hospital care, but there is zero premium, and I even get $100 every three months to order non RX items such as OTC medicines, toothpaste, and other health related items. I was paying well over $260 a month for a Plan F with no copays for anything but the premiums were killing me and rising every year. I don't have drug coverage with my plan because I get my medications mailed to me by the VA. It not only gives me good coverage with chiropractic, eyes, and limited dental and no premium so my SS deposit is a bit fatter each month. Check it out well, and research the benefits. Being a disabled Veteran the VA picks up the slack for my drug costs and specialties that I can have done there and get copies of the results for my civilian doctors. I am not at all familiar with what medicaid covers so you will have to tally the savings to be had by having the advantage plan to supplement medicare and medicaid.