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Hoyt

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5. Good point. Right now 28% of Medicare beneficiaries have selected Medicare Advantage.

Reply to FarCenter (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 02:49 PM

Nov 2013

I don't think all these plans are being cancelled. Just some.

From what little I know, you can save a good bit of money with some Advantage plans compared to buying a Medigap and drug plan, but you have to put up with provider networks and drug formularies.

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What does Obamacare do to Medicare Advantage? [View all] FarCenter Nov 2013 OP

medigap is far superior to advantage grasswire Nov 2013 #1

It's my understanding that those are different. Cleita Nov 2013 #2

Technically Obamacare is not doing anything to it. Lasher Nov 2013 #3

So over 12 million Americans don't get to keep their Medicare Advantage plans either? FarCenter Nov 2013 #4

Good point. Right now 28% of Medicare beneficiaries have selected Medicare Advantage. Hoyt Nov 2013 #5

I am in MN and I have advantage care through Medica. So far I have not been canceled. If I had known jwirr Nov 2013 #10

Kinda sorta Sgent Nov 2013 #8

Yes, that's correct. Lasher Nov 2013 #9

no problem for me procon Nov 2013 #6

My other sister-in-law was complaining about this a couple weeks ago. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #7