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Desert grandma

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97. You can easily choose original medicare at annual enrollment
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 03:04 AM
Dec 2024

Supplement plans in most states can choose to make you go thru underwriting if you did not choose it when you are first eligible for medicare. If you have been on an advantage plan for more than a year, you might look at the AARP supplement plan because it is community rated. Plans that are "Age Attained" which most of them are, end up being the most expensive. Issue age plans are the best plans to get in my opinion. The premium only increases due to medical inflation, but not because you are a year older each year.

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Thank you for posting this. I tried to read this article on Rawstory but there is a paywall. OMGWTF Dec 2024 #1
Try this: Ocelot II Dec 2024 #3
I don't particularly like RawStory as a source. Here is the original. ... aggiesal Dec 2024 #85
Thank you. I seldom, if ever, click on a Raw Story link, except dmr Dec 2024 #99
I don't understand why they are allowed to call it a Medicare plan. It should be called privatized senior insurance. Walleye Dec 2024 #2
Technically the Advantage plans offer the same level of service as Original Abnredleg Dec 2024 #5
Yep, my advice is stick with it, maybe get a supplement if it looks feasible, but not a Medicare advantage Walleye Dec 2024 #6
You will also need a DownriverDem Dec 2024 #29
Yep, I'm afraid so Walleye Dec 2024 #35
There are some plans with no premiums up front SCantiGOP Dec 2024 #63
Out of pocket expenses for plan d are now capped at 2000 Voltaire2 Dec 2024 #106
I am 81 and have used only real Medicate, including through cancer treatments for Trust_Reality Dec 2024 #8
The problem is Medicare Advantage plans are allowed to interpret and decide - and they have the final say dalton99a Dec 2024 #9
Are you eligible for Tricare for Life? COL Mustard Dec 2024 #16
I can't say enough good things about the combination of Medicare and Tricare for Life Susan Calvin Dec 2024 #74
I'm still working COL Mustard Dec 2024 #77
Get a supplemental plan that covers the other 20 percent Desert grandma Dec 2024 #90
Because it is literally authorized and governed by Part C of the Medicare statute. Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #81
Do any other private insurers get that part C label? leftstreet Dec 2024 #148
If Congress passes specific legislation authorizing a Medicare W, and the president signs it, then yes they would. MichMan Dec 2024 #154
Thx leftstreet Dec 2024 #155
All private insurers whose plans comply with the Medicare Part C rules (as an alternative to original Medicare) Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #163
There is coverage as long as you are profitable dalton99a Dec 2024 #4
Wow. ShazzieB Dec 2024 #67
Not quite accurate to say that: "(regular) Medicare always pays". Occasionally they don't. marybourg Dec 2024 #7
It's Not Accurate RobinA Dec 2024 #83
Link to Thom Hartmann's original article erronis Dec 2024 #10
Thank you for posting the original, Erronis Bumbles Dec 2024 #17
Hartmann's post very helpfully supplied by another DUer erronis Dec 2024 #18
And we are forced to have it... Quanto Magnus Dec 2024 #11
And for people over the holidays meeting relatives markodochartaigh Dec 2024 #12
someone has to pay for the 24/7 tv commercials, the annoying calls, and the mailings rampartd Dec 2024 #126
80/20 rule kkmarie Dec 2024 #130
Maybe there is a loophole markodochartaigh Dec 2024 #134
I had a Medicare plan with a UHC supplemental plan for several years Erda Dec 2024 #13
Glad you have had a good experience with an "Advantage" plan. erronis Dec 2024 #20
My elderly mother had the same BuddhaGirl Dec 2024 #23
Miledigap plans are good. That's different from Medicare Advantage. Beck23 Dec 2024 #27
bingo.... markie Dec 2024 #108
My mother has Humana Advantage. SamKnause Dec 2024 #28
100! Wow!! CrispyQ Dec 2024 #46
I'm very happy with my Kaiser Advantage plan. CrispyQ Dec 2024 #32
Wish I had Kaiser here. When I lived in Atlanta, I had Kaiser. They really pushed you to get preventive exams, vaccines, Silent Type Dec 2024 #36
I have Kaiser Senior Advantage and have been happy with it. Both my parents also had Kaiser skylucy Dec 2024 #78
Don't get cancer Henry203 Dec 2024 #42
My spouse has had a good experience with UHC Advantage thru AARP. Beartracks Dec 2024 #60
K&R SheltieLover Dec 2024 #14
It's confusing as hell. milestogo Dec 2024 #15
No, I get tons of emails from CMS/Medicare to look at my open-enrollment options erronis Dec 2024 #21
Another advantage over boonecreek Dec 2024 #19
Medicare advantage plans are all scams LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2024 #22
Advantage plans have networks, either HMO's or PPO's dlk Dec 2024 #24
Original Medicare will not deny treatment Beck23 Dec 2024 #25
Absolutely false. See post #26. Silent Type Dec 2024 #37
Where the fuck do people get this idea? OilemFirchen Dec 2024 #54
My wife's cancer treatment Henry203 Dec 2024 #113
First off, Clinton signed legislation for Part C. And it is not true that Medicare pays for anything a doctor Silent Type Dec 2024 #26
I started buying insurance in 2001. It was horrific. My daughter had to have extensive Henry203 Dec 2024 #47
It's all going to change DownriverDem Dec 2024 #30
I had a bad experience with my mom's Medicare Advantage plan with Aetna. yardwork Dec 2024 #31
Some doctors don't accept Medicare DavidDvorkin Dec 2024 #33
Never heard of any doctor refusing Medicare. Emile Dec 2024 #56
My wife's DavidDvorkin Dec 2024 #69
If you say so. Emile Dec 2024 #75
Normally Henry203 Dec 2024 #116
It's the doctor she had been going to for years DavidDvorkin Dec 2024 #124
If you look at the stat's Henry203 Dec 2024 #128
An oral surgeon Zambero Dec 2024 #115
It's a problem. . . . h2ebits Dec 2024 #131
99.9% of doctors accept Medicare dalton99a Dec 2024 #58
it's the other way around Skittles Dec 2024 #103
When I researched it, snot Dec 2024 #34
Over half of Medicare eligible beneficiaries choose MA plans, primarily because of cost. I do agree a Public Option Silent Type Dec 2024 #38
The Advantage cos. do all they can to make their plans appear attractive, snot Dec 2024 #41
So you think 31 million people are stupid? Maybe if original Medicare met their needs, Silent Type Dec 2024 #48
Maybe not stupid but ignorant. Brenda Dec 2024 #109
Actually, it might be an opportunity if your MA plan is eliminated. Then, you have a guaranteed right to return to Silent Type Dec 2024 #132
"Choose another MA plan" Brenda Dec 2024 #156
Plenty of people do fine on MA, as DUers have posted, even though cancer, heart disease, Silent Type Dec 2024 #157
Insurance companies Henry203 Dec 2024 #50
Whoever convinced you of all this was lying. OilemFirchen Dec 2024 #57
The first warning about Medicare Advantage misanthrope Dec 2024 #100
I think anyone campaigning on eliminating people's MA plans would face a lot of resistance MichMan Dec 2024 #45
Totally agree. Maybe someone in Congress will realize that if they put those benefits in original Medicare and Silent Type Dec 2024 #52
People are brainwashed Henry203 Dec 2024 #117
That's essentially what Gallup called it. But thanks for responding. Silent Type Dec 2024 #133
You loved Kaiser? Henry203 Dec 2024 #146
Glad your wife has survived. As others here on DU and elsewhere have posted, there ain't much evidence of Silent Type Dec 2024 #147
so Henry203 Dec 2024 #149
Hospitals and doctors bill those huge amounts to insurance, even Medicare, knowing that they will have Silent Type Dec 2024 #150
So it is OK Henry203 Dec 2024 #151
If you want quality care from Kaiser, it is. No one makes you sign up. Did your friend Silent Type Dec 2024 #158
i was with Blue Cross when this happened Henry203 Dec 2024 #159
Got it. In 2013 we didn't have pre-existing condition protection. Sorry about you daughter though. Silent Type Dec 2024 #160
Eleven years Henry203 Dec 2024 #161
This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Dec 2024 #164
Eat the rich and their enablers... problem solved NotHardly Dec 2024 #39
My Medicare Advantage is just fine, thank you. I will be damned if I am going to pay 100, 200 a month more valleyrogue Dec 2024 #40
You better Henry203 Dec 2024 #51
Can I ask what your maximum annual out of pocket expense is? Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2024 #70
Around $400. Henry203 Dec 2024 #112
Is that the amount you have ACTUALLY paid in a year or the amount you could POTENTIALLY pay Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2024 #119
My wife has cancer Henry203 Dec 2024 #121
I thought Medicare Advantage only covered 80% of chemo treatments. Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2024 #122
I have Medicare with a supplement Henry203 Dec 2024 #123
the entire point of MA is to eventually GET RID OF MEDICARE Skittles Dec 2024 #86
You better not get cancer Henry203 Dec 2024 #118
Plus Advantage is costing the government more than traditional Medicare surfered Dec 2024 #43
Good argument for Original Medicare w/o Supplement OKnow Dec 2024 #44
I haven't read the link yet, but I have only regular Medicare and had surgery that required follow-up PE and Vinca Dec 2024 #53
I think that dr. is nuts bagimin Dec 2024 #80
Totally fed up with the so called "Advantage" Plan ReRe Dec 2024 #49
No way am I again having an HMO determine my care. LiberalBrooke Dec 2024 #55
The fact that they push this "advantage" so hard indicates how profitable it must be for them. patphil Dec 2024 #59
Spot on Picaro Dec 2024 #61
If you have original Medicare plus a supplement the insurance company that sold you the supplement MUST PAY their part Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2024 #62
What percent of the eligible population does not have original Medicare, with or without a supplement? LAS14 Dec 2024 #64
I am on an Advantage Plan. How can I get out and use traditional Medicare? Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #65
In most states you have to be approved to change to a supplement plan Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2024 #73
Think I missed this years "enrollment period. December 7. Went with an advantage plan as it is free (no monthly premium) Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #125
You can easily choose original medicare at annual enrollment Desert grandma Dec 2024 #97
Thanks for this! ShazzieB Dec 2024 #66
My Friend F 72y/o Will Be Retiring Soon And Will Be Looking For A Medicare Plan..... global1 Dec 2024 #68
About Medicare and pre-clearance Progressive dog Dec 2024 #71
Medicare Advantage started in 1997 Progressive dog Dec 2024 #72
Thank you for the correction - Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #82
I have had a Kaiser Medicare Advantage plan for the past five years. Never denied anything. Sibelius Fan Dec 2024 #76
The coming admin. SayItLoud Dec 2024 #79
Look. Morbius Dec 2024 #88
correct, their "healthcare plan" is to TURN IT ALL OVER TO PRIVATE INSURERS Skittles Dec 2024 #101
Traditional Medicare doesn't include dental or vision coverage GoreWon2000 Dec 2024 #84
that's how they entice people into the scams Skittles Dec 2024 #87
Dental and Vision are cost prohibitive without insurance GoreWon2000 Dec 2024 #89
there are some who don't fall for the scam Skittles Dec 2024 #91
You didn't answer my question GoreWon2000 Dec 2024 #92
I have extra insurance plans that cover them Skittles Dec 2024 #93
You're paying more GoreWon2000 Dec 2024 #94
like I said, THAT'S HOW THEY ENTICE PEOPLE Skittles Dec 2024 #95
Traditional Medicare never addressed dental and vision coverage GoreWon2000 Dec 2024 #96
Even though I pay more monthly for a supplement its more cost effective for me in the long run indigovalley Dec 2024 #129
Your supplement is good for people in your situation GoreWon2000 Dec 2024 #138
I pay for both Henry203 Dec 2024 #120
I don't pay any extra premium for Medicare Asvantage GoreWon2000 Dec 2024 #139
THANK YOU so much for this info. nt Raine Dec 2024 #98
I knew a lady we rented a home from in 2005. She signed her mom up for that... C Moon Dec 2024 #102
If it looks too good to be true...it probably is! PortTack Dec 2024 #104
It seems like every other ad on TV is a Medicare Advantage ad. Jeebo Dec 2024 #105
they drive me crazy (close to the title of a great 80s song btw) when I watch American streams Celerity Dec 2024 #107
not specifically medicare, but.... thought of this markie Dec 2024 #110
I have an appointment tomorrow wolfie001 Dec 2024 #111
I didn't realize Medicare Advantage was a Bush thing MadameButterfly Dec 2024 #114
Medicare C was signed into law by President Clinton in 1997 MichMan Dec 2024 #135
I can't find those or the post that said it was signed into law by Bush MadameButterfly Dec 2024 #141
Posts # 26 & #72 MichMan Dec 2024 #142
I found it. post 85, the Tom Hartman report MadameButterfly Dec 2024 #143
Correct, Clinton signed it into law; Bush just changed the name of it after it was already implemented MichMan Dec 2024 #144
No thanks to either of them MadameButterfly Dec 2024 #145
The commission an agent is paid by the insurance companies for selling a policy can be twice as much Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2024 #127
People have a choice to get a MA plan or not MichMan Dec 2024 #136
it should be criminal mike_c Dec 2024 #137
I have a question - my friend tells me he signed up for a Medicare Advantage plan walkingman Dec 2024 #140
🚩 thanks I need to start brushing up on this stuff underpants Dec 2024 #152
Medicare Advantage was always a solution looking for a problem. VMA131Marine Dec 2024 #153
This is a REALLY excellent thread! A KEEPER, most definitely. calimary Dec 2024 #162
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