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KentuckyWoman

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21. I can only meet you part way.
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:41 PM
Jun 2023

On consideration I agree "outlawed" is surely too strong. However, I would like to see them all go away. Phased out. We should be supporting Medicare, not private insurance. It is the national best interest to do so, in my humble opinion.


We need a single national health plan. Advantage plans don't get us there. If they want to make money off old age let them phase into gap plans instead.

I'm pretty hard headed on that point. Unreasonable even. You'll unfortunately have to give me room to disagree with you on that.


Edit to add my husband was on UAW Advantage plan. He got absolutely great care. They even reimbursed him for $76 of the medicare premium taken out of his social security check. Even with that, the math at the end of every year would have been cheaper with Medicare & Gap & Drug.

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Medicare Aint Cheap [View all] DemBlue76 Jun 2023 OP
I guess it depends on your perspective. MontanaMama Jun 2023 #1
It sounds pretty high Casady1 Jun 2023 #2
This is for my wife and me DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #6
Who is doing your supplemental Casady1 Jun 2023 #8
Michigan DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #25
We have Mutual of Omaha JanLip Jun 2023 #14
My agent reenrolled Casady1 Jun 2023 #17
IMPORTANT: elleng Jun 2023 #3
You have a $235 deductible. Casady1 Jun 2023 #11
Could you explain this line item for regular Medicare: marybourg Jun 2023 #4
Just accounting for the fact DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #7
OK. My medical costs after 16 years on Medicare: marybourg Jun 2023 #12
I had a Medicare Supp my first year MOMFUDSKI Jun 2023 #5
Thanks snowybirdie Jun 2023 #9
Is the $7800 for two people? llmart Jun 2023 #10
Yes for two people DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #15
I have had advantage plans Progressive dog Jun 2023 #13
It truly does depend on the Advantage plan SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2023 #16
I went the same way you did. KentuckyWoman Jun 2023 #18
Some Medicare Advantage plans are awful SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2023 #19
I can only meet you part way. KentuckyWoman Jun 2023 #21
Yep SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2023 #22
... Faux pas Jun 2023 #20
I have an Advantage Plan. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2023 #23
My concern with Advantage DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #28
We were both on advantage the first year of retirement. We saved Emile Jun 2023 #30
Curious, why the change of heart? DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #39
Several reasons. You are limited to where you can go Emile Jun 2023 #40
All valid DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #41
I fell for one of those phone calls from a (Medicare) private Emile Jun 2023 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author Emile Jun 2023 #31
I have cancer and those in moonscape Jun 2023 #33
Sorry for your diagnosis DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #37
Except that care delay and denial are not solely PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2023 #34
Some other plans do, but not Original Medicare DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #38
Well, as far as I can tell my Advantage Plan gives me everything that PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2023 #42
Sounds High NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #24
Advantage in Michigan is not as generous. DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #29
my wife and I each pay $140-something each month, but... mike_c Jun 2023 #26
Maximum out of pocket for drugs is going down to $2,000 in 2025 DemBlue76 Jun 2023 #27
wow, that's great! mike_c Jun 2023 #36
If you are poor enough, Medicare is very cheap. elocs Jun 2023 #32
Advantage is not inferior. former9thward Jun 2023 #35
My mom has a BCBS Advantage Plan mvd Jun 2023 #44
I'm on plan G. When I add up all my premiums and deductible GoodRaisin Jun 2023 #45
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