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Nanjeanne

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10. Medicare Part C is Medicare Advantage plan. Medicare A and B are original Medicare and Supplemental
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 10:23 AM
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Plans for Medicare(private insurance plans) are supplements to original Medicare A and B which cover things Medicare doesn’t and are a variety of plans that are run by private insurance(was the way Medicare was able to get passed and a giveaway to private insurance companies). Each plan is standardized within each A thru N plan but priced differently by different insurance companies and compete by price, quality of customer service etc. Part D are drug plans that are called Medicare drug plans but actually private insurance run (thanks Bush).

If you have a Plan C you have an Advantage plan thru UHC and if you have been satisfied with your plan, that’s great. It probably includes some drugs so you didn’t get a Medicare D plan. Glad it’s working out for your d hope it continues to give you the protection you need.

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Good for you giving credit where it is due. So many times we get screwed by crooks business Walleye Yesterday #1
I like mine as well. RandySF Yesterday #2
It is good to hear the good anecdotes as well. Not sure this represents change, but I hope... hlthe2b Yesterday #3
Meanwhile ... my Mom's insurance company is forcing her to buy Xarelto in $200 lots. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #4
I am still under private insurance and my Xarelto is cheap TBF Yesterday #6
I've seen drug ads on TV mention those cards, but if I had ever seen one re Xarelto I'm sure I would have noticed ! eppur_se_muova Yesterday #9
Great advice. I have knownn others who did this successfully. twodogsbarking Yesterday #11
I'm pretty sure folks on Medicare wouldn't be included in their TBF Yesterday #15
Direct contact with the manufacturer is worth a shot. Learn all you can. Don't give up. twodogsbarking Yesterday #21
That sounds as if it's on the manufacturer. LisaM Yesterday #22
What about Part D? RussBLib Yesterday #5
Humana - and specifically CenterWell mail order pharmacy - is the worst. Ms. Toad Yesterday #24
I have to admit genxlib Yesterday #7
I've had good luck w/their Optum program, also, TBF Yesterday #8
I'm also very happy with Optum Freddie Yesterday #27
Medicare Part C is Medicare Advantage plan. Medicare A and B are original Medicare and Supplemental Nanjeanne Yesterday #10
It's actually nice to hear something good for a change radical noodle Yesterday #12
But edhopper Yesterday #13
I was prescribed a blood thinner after 2 afib events. Zackzzzz Yesterday #14
Your talents are being wasted Be The Light Yesterday #16
Friend on regular Medicare DownriverDem Yesterday #17
My Rebl2 Yesterday #18
I like Kaiser AncientOfDays Yesterday #19
My provider is also United Health. ananda Yesterday #20
I disagree with you as I am UHC and am forced to take statins which wreck my short term memory Stargazer99 Yesterday #23
I am not here to say that every case is praiseworthy. However, it is true that my case has some risk of fatality. NNadir Yesterday #25
Im a firm believer in giving credit where it's due xmas74 Yesterday #26
Nice to hear your story and see that insurance companies can do good by their customers. In contacting you, they...... FadedMullet Yesterday #28
It is an unfortunate reality that the rigorous educations that pharmacists have is in most cases, underutilized. NNadir Yesterday #30
NN - Just curious. How does "small molecule" fit into a discussion about picking an appropriate or effective Rx ? FadedMullet Yesterday #29
It doesn't, but I made a distinction between the two drugs mentioned in that sentence which were large molecules. NNadir Yesterday #32
they are under a microscope right now Skittles Yesterday #31
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