Who has Medicare Advantage?

[LibinMo]

14. We are very happy with our plan

Costs $0 other than the Medicare premium withheld from our Social Security checks. $5 office calls-$45 specialists-$2 copay for 30 days generic drugs. Also we have free health club memberships worth $30 apiece monthly. One eye exam & a pair of glasses annually.

My husband was hospitalized for four days with pneumonia in October. Billed charges: Hospital- $14,358. Patient responsibility- $660. This includes all drugs, tests, and physician's fees. The ER cost nothing because he was admitted to the hospital. The ambulance charges were $2461. Patient responsibility-$250. So the total we have to pay is $910. And if the out of pocket costs (everything except drugs) reach $3900 we pay nothing.

Not all Medicare Advantage plans are the same so you need to do some research if you go this route.