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Mayo Warns It Won't Take Most Medicare Advantage Plans [View all] SheltieLover Oct 2022 OP

A step in the right direction to saving Medicare. gab13by13 Oct 2022 #1

Yup! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #4

Medi gap plans are expensive Maine Abu El Banat Oct 2022 #11

Rule: There is NO free lunch ashredux Oct 2022 #13

Exactly. Cost of all the benefits above, plus the slick TV ads, plus profit.... paleotn Oct 2022 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author ashredux Oct 2022 #14

👍👍👍 Karma13612 Oct 2022 #19

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in a perfect world, no one would Skittles Oct 2022 #2

I agree, Skittles! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #6

greetings! Skittles Oct 2022 #7

Congrats on your new job! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #46

Don't need a perfect world, just a sufficient Democratic majority Hortensis Oct 2022 #32

If we try to get rid of the advantage plans, we will lose the next election there are likely more Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #36

Yes, have to oversee MA and protect their customers while Hortensis Oct 2022 #43

Pisses me off these private insurance companies are called Medicare! Emile Oct 2022 #3

I couldn't agree more! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #5

This always annoys me. I have an Advantage plan because it was what I could afford... Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #38

Looks like Mayo is in contract negotiations with UHC, et al unc70 Oct 2022 #8

I don't believe this has anything to do with that. Most Medicare Advantage plans had restrictions JohnSJ Oct 2022 #12

Medicare Adantage offers PPO where you can go out of network. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #39

My understanding is that even MA PPO's still operate under a closed provider network, which limit JohnSJ Oct 2022 #42

Could Mayo be trying to channel patients to it's own medicare advantage plan? nt mitch96 Oct 2022 #21

No. There is no such thing. Hortensis Oct 2022 #34

👍 tnx..nt mitch96 Oct 2022 #51

People need to read the fine print in those fake Medicare plans. gab13by13 Oct 2022 #9

Absolutely! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #10

Republican Advantage Plans are designed to do away with Medicare Emile Oct 2022 #15

Absolutely! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #16

It's not fucking free Traildogbob Oct 2022 #22

Medicare is deducted from your SS no matter if you go with straight Karma13612 Oct 2022 #26

Exactly Traildogbob Oct 2022 #33

Advantage plans often have give back plans where they give all or part of Part B back... Also, Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #40

I'll stay away from Karma13612 Oct 2022 #17

The "bad news" here is grifting Advantage plans SheltieLover Oct 2022 #18

My close friend is a public health researcher. I asked her once mahina Oct 2022 #29

Here ya go... Karma13612 Oct 2022 #31

Guess what, you will find "alarming stories" about any of the top rated medical facilities. JohnSJ Oct 2022 #44

See the link Karma13612 Oct 2022 #50

I saw it. I still stand by my comment JohnSJ Oct 2022 #52

Zero sum game folks. The slick TV ads. The profit. Someone has to pay for all that. paleotn Oct 2022 #24

Medicare Advantage means that profit-driven insurance executives make your medical decisions Lonestarblue Oct 2022 #25

Late stage capitalism at its best RocRizzo55 Oct 2022 #27

We desperately need universal healthcare. area51 Oct 2022 #28

The husband chose AARP United Healthcare Advantage plan because he THOUGHT being Ziggysmom Oct 2022 #30

👏👏👏👏👏 Traildogbob Oct 2022 #37

Medicare Advantage plans have MOOPs and sometimes include vision and dental gulliver Oct 2022 #35

"Medicare Advantage plans have been under increasing scrutiny and investigation Hortensis Oct 2022 #41

HI! IT'S ME AGAIN...... Hotler Oct 2022 #45

We are happy with our zero premium advantage plans. Thunderbeast Oct 2022 #47

👍👍👍 Karma13612 Oct 2022 #53

I have original Medicare and it has been great. Most people I know are opting for an Advantage plan LiberalBrooke Oct 2022 #48

Glad you were able to get the care you needed from the best docs! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #49