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Runningdawg

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21. I just watched a friend go through the process. He was homeless before he saw any money

Reply to 1WorldHope (Reply #16)

Mon Mar 13, 2023, 01:45 PM

Mar 2023

and dead in a nursing home that took all of it 3 months later. Never heard of "aging service" and I've got less than a year left, it's not worth the hassle. I want to spend my final days sitting on the porch with my dogs, not wasting time running from one office to the next in hope someone will throw me a bone.

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Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need [View all] usonian Mar 2023 OP

AI sounds Republican. sarcasmo Mar 2023 #1

IOW, profit-driven. ariadne0614 Mar 2023 #11

Kicking for Visibility SheltieLover Mar 2023 #2

'That's proprietary' EYESORE 9001 Mar 2023 #3

Everything programmatic is AI Renew Deal Mar 2023 #4

Wow. An AI "death panel". The Unmitigated Gall Mar 2023 #5

Good one! keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #10

just had to deal with Navi health for my mother's rehab in a nursing home. Kota Mar 2023 #6

as I rapidly approach 65...... getagrip_already Mar 2023 #7

Please look carefully at original Medicare. The Advantage plans are insurance profit centers. Lonestarblue Mar 2023 #12

Anyone tempted to sign up for an Advantage plan dflprincess Mar 2023 #14

If feels overwhelming at first. Big Blue Marble Mar 2023 #13

I had no idea that Advantage plans were privatized Meicare. 1WorldHope Mar 2023 #15

As Others Said... ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #33

Algorithms Should Be Eliminated WiVoter Mar 2023 #8

I'm 63 I don't believe I will ever see a penny of SS and won't live to Medicare age. Runningdawg Mar 2023 #9

Now that is some sad shit to hear. Could you qualify for Medicaid now? 1WorldHope Mar 2023 #16

I just watched a friend go through the process. He was homeless before he saw any money Runningdawg Mar 2023 #21

I get it. I don't know where you live, but aging services is a federal program that covers the whole 1WorldHope Mar 2023 #27

... progressoid Mar 2023 #18

you can start collecting early ss benefits.. getagrip_already Mar 2023 #25

Yet another reason to slog through the difficult process of getting regular Medicare. TygrBright Mar 2023 #17

well said!!! MissB Mar 2023 #19

Plus 100. "I did that." usonian Mar 2023 #20

How exactly is that much different from regular Health Care plans? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #22

The Advantage Plans don't have a monopoly on cruelty! usonian Mar 2023 #23

Advantage plans are a scam. RUN The Jungle 1 Mar 2023 #24

I have often wondered if a certain level of complexity in healthcare_ Prairie_Seagull Mar 2023 #26

These are tough decisions, made harder by the flood of propaganda. usonian Mar 2023 #28

Solid advise, for me and my file cabinets full, I have mostly figured shit out. Prairie_Seagull Mar 2023 #29

You might speak to friends. But that's a smallish sample of a large population. usonian Mar 2023 #30

glad to see the Boston Globe picked up this story. IcyPeas Mar 2023 #31

Thanks! Bean Town needs to know. usonian Mar 2023 #32