I tend to leave mail unopened for quite a while. Well, both my S.O. and I got notices saying we'ld be having to start paying premiums for our Part D Prescription coverages, which cost us zero premium in 2017. Now we know how you feel, seesaw.

I got him moved into a "dual" plan that combines Medicare and Medicaid and pescription coverage - all for zero premium. (Talk about down to the wire. Today is Dec. 7. Whew.)

I had to move to a different prescription plan that would charge me zero premium, which my current plan was not going to keep doing. Funny thing is both plans are from the same company.

If you have an Advantage Plan for Medicare, then you must get your prescription coverage from the same plan. Socking subscribers with these non-zero premium is a disgrace. The insurance companies should, instead, be leaning on the drug companies to reduce what they charge. They have the leverage to do it. But, noooooh, they got to put the squeeze on folks getting SSDI and regular Social Security.