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former9thward

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47. You don't believe the government website?

Wed Dec 6, 2023, 12:10 PM

Dec 2023

They ARE NOT EMPLOYEES.

From my previous post and the U.S. government Medicare website:

MACs are multi-state, regional contractors responsible for administering both Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B claims.

https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/medicare-administrative-contractors-macs/whats-mac#:~:text=CMS%20relies%20on%20a%20network,and%20Medicare%20Part%20B%20claims.

These are not employees. They are CONTRACTORS just like the MA plans. They DO NOT get a salary. You know exactly what I’m talking about.

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Medicare Advantage Plans Disadvantage Many Elderly and Disabled People [View all] justaprogressive Dec 2023 OP

Advantage plans are great for the healthy but often not so great for the seriously ill. Lonestarblue Dec 2023 #1

+1. Eyeglasses, dental cleanings and gym memberships are peanuts in the world of medical bills. dalton99a Dec 2023 #10

I have a MA plan and never had any issues as descibed in this article. former9thward Dec 2023 #2

because original medicare is: ret5hd Dec 2023 #3

I have never had to wait for a referral/approval. former9thward Dec 2023 #4

So this guy is lying? Kingofalldems Dec 2023 #8

All of us have been on traditional insurance plans, after which MA is modeled, Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #9

n equals1 in the OP. former9thward Dec 2023 #11

Unless you are being justaprogressive Dec 2023 #25

Thank you for the good wishes! former9thward Dec 2023 #26

So answer me this, OK? Scottie Mom Dec 2023 #42

Insurance companies administer Medicare. former9thward Dec 2023 #43

The ins cos are EMPLOYEES of Original Medicare. Scottie Mom Dec 2023 #45

You don't believe the government website? former9thward Dec 2023 #47

Pls, only relevant replies, OK? EOM Scottie Mom Dec 2023 #62

This Is RobinA Dec 2023 #51

Not everyone can pay thousands of dollars to worry about it later. Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #5

It does not cost thousands of dollars to see a dermatologist. former9thward Dec 2023 #6

Huh? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2023 #12

The initial appointment to find out if the lump was cancer or not would not cost thousands. former9thward Dec 2023 #15

And likely still stuck with the denial of care Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #19

There was never a denial. former9thward Dec 2023 #20

You are proposing a "kick the tires" appointment? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2023 #21

Except you won't spend a couple hundred on an appointment Demobrat Dec 2023 #34

Yeah, blow a couple hundred to be told you need a biopsy. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2023 #39

Read the first paragraph. Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #18

"My last dermatologist appointment was over $700 for a skin check and freeze a couple spots." brooklynite Dec 2023 #36

Yeah I have insurance. I'm saying what the charges were. As in what they would be without insurance. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2023 #40

But what did your insurance company get charged? That's what he would've had to pay. SharonAnn Dec 2023 #57

You apparently missed the first paragraph in the body of the text. Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #13

Fifteen years ago I had a biopsy in the dermatologist office. Hope22 Dec 2023 #56

I Have Employer Provided RobinA Dec 2023 #54

I'm hardly jumping to a conclusion. Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #59

Maybe they did not have as much money as you, DemocraticPatriot Dec 2023 #61

The person said they were a retired veterinarian. former9thward Dec 2023 #64

States should allow switching from MA to supplement without underwriting. dalton99a Dec 2023 #7

You can also be very healthy and fit as I am... llmart Dec 2023 #14

I know of one that does - Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #16

New York does, thank goodness! Habibi Dec 2023 #63

So much this Politicub Dec 2023 #30

After the next election when Democrats Emile Dec 2023 #17

They're already halfway there justaprogressive Dec 2023 #22

Who is going to outspend the insurance lobbyists? misanthrope Dec 2023 #31

Yes, tell half of all Medicare enrollees that the Dems are going to take away their health care plans. MichMan Dec 2023 #52

Here is the thing, something needs to be done. Emile Dec 2023 #58

They want to end Medicare and their chosen method is working redqueen Dec 2023 #67

Why I Switched NowISeetheLight Dec 2023 #23

So happy you have justaprogressive Dec 2023 #24

Just got my traditional Medicare XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #27

Interesting how traditional Medicare covers 80% for less than $200/month dflprincess Dec 2023 #28

I have an Advantage plan. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #37

Read this thread. The facts are there. EOM Scottie Mom Dec 2023 #46

I read the thread. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #48

Read your post. Scottie Mom Dec 2023 #50

Seems like you were lucky. Care to tell us which MA plan that you have? DemocraticPatriot Dec 2023 #60

Humana. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #66

The Logical, Actuarial Reason RobinA Dec 2023 #49

Maybe because people have been paying into Medicare for 40 plus years from every dollar they earn? MichMan Dec 2023 #53

My sister is a hospital discharge nurse, JenniferJuniper Dec 2023 #29

Can we assume the "I hate Medicare Advantage" threads will end with the ads on Thursday? brooklynite Dec 2023 #32

No, the threads were here before and they'll be here after. JenniferJuniper Dec 2023 #35

Pretty simple understanding misanthrope Dec 2023 #33

That should be everyone's first clue there is something not quite right with those plans dflprincess Dec 2023 #38

Bingo. dalton99a Dec 2023 #41

In PA we can switch back into regular medicare every november lindysalsagal Dec 2023 #44

It's not switching back to regular Medicare that's the problem. Demobrat Dec 2023 #55

+1. For people with preexisting conditions, it is practically impossible outside the initial sign-up window dalton99a Dec 2023 #65

We need Medicare for All. Failure to get that done is accepting that the right will eventually kill Medicare. redqueen Dec 2023 #68