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9. The Medicare Advantage Plan doesn't cover Hospice, but traditional Medicare takes over

Sun Jul 2, 2017, 11:03 PM

Jul 2017

if you have an Advantage plan. Thus, it's covered and you get Hospice either way. It would be nice if you would changed that so as not mislead people into believing hospice benefits are not covered if you select an Advantage plan. Hospice is covered, and you get to select the program you want.

There are also a lot of people like me who prefer coordinated care if I get sick rather than having to find my own doctors -- cardiac specialist, surgeon, rehab, gastro, ortho, urology, psych, etc. -- who probably don't talk to each other. And if the Advantage plan is not meeting your needs, you can go back to traditional Medicare, although you may have to wait until certain time of the year.

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My MIL is entering the nursing home club right now rurallib Jul 2017 #1

Medicare or Medicare Advantage will not cover long-term nursing home care, enough Jul 2017 #2

They'll be in very bad shape when Medicaid is cut. Hieronymus Jul 2017 #8

Yep - and we live in a state with "filial responsibility" rurallib Jul 2017 #20

Yours is the kind of story that deserves to be told my the MSM. Ligyron Jul 2017 #21

Not just "Mom and Dad are broke beforehand" DBoon Jul 2017 #26

That information is important. But the fact 19 million beneficiaries have voluntarily signed up and Hoyt Jul 2017 #3

I see medicare advantage much like PPO vs HMO airplaneman Jul 2017 #4

The Medicare Advantage Plan doesn't cover Hospice, but traditional Medicare takes over Hoyt Jul 2017 #9

see my edit n/t. airplaneman Jul 2017 #14

Thanks. Let's just say for a moment that MAdvantage costs a bit more, does that make it bad or good Hoyt Jul 2017 #18

These plans cherry pick healthy seniors by offering them low cost plans. crosinski Jul 2017 #29

Every one of those seniors can sign up for a Medicare Advantage Plan, there is nothing to keep them Hoyt Jul 2017 #30

Advantage plans are offered by private companies. crosinski Jul 2017 #35

Sounds like your husband didn't sign up for an Advantage plan during open enrollment. Hoyt Jul 2017 #36

My husband signed up during open enrollment. crosinski Jul 2017 #37

Anyone, including your husband, is guaranteed the right to enroll in any Medicare Part C plan Hoyt Jul 2017 #38

If you get sick, your premiums will raise, and so will your copays. crosinski Jul 2017 #39

Your Part B Medicare premiums increase each year, as do your supplemental and Drug policies. Hoyt Jul 2017 #40

Hold it Hoyt - this report would tell us both what we want to know. crosinski Jul 2017 #41

Probably because it isn't finished. You can look up similar reports that have been done in the past. Hoyt Jul 2017 #42

I found one, and it's not so good. crosinski Jul 2017 #43

Go look up what traditional Medicare loses every year in fraud and abuse. It's a lot more than Hoyt Jul 2017 #44

I think your PPO verses HMO assessment is pretty much on target. still_one Jul 2017 #23

There were some people in our community radical noodle Jul 2017 #5

My husband had BCBS Freedom Blue PPO Marthe48 Jul 2017 #6

Does Medicare include emergency room visits? angstlessk Jul 2017 #7

Yes. PennyK Jul 2017 #10

Medicare is great,and Hieronymus Jul 2017 #13

My goodness, you had a run of bad luck, there! Glad to know you're doing well, now, tho. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #17

In my experience, yes. Delmette2.0 Jul 2017 #11

I ask, because I broke my shoulder angstlessk Jul 2017 #12

Hmm, never knew you couldn't fix a broken shoulder. Thanks for the info! Deuce Jul 2017 #15

Sorry, it was my collar bone angstlessk Jul 2017 #25

I don't know how you'd determine what "over charging" is, though. Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #16

Yes, Plan F is the best PennyK Jul 2017 #22

You are right Penny, Supplemental Plan F is the most flexible for choice. You aren't limited still_one Jul 2017 #24

I'm going to do my best to be able to pay for that, when I get Medicare. Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #28

Just because it gets confusing, Medigap and Advantage Plans are not the same. crosinski Jul 2017 #32

Interesting. I did not know that about Advantage. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #45

Employer Covered Medicare Advantage LarryNM Jul 2017 #19

Medicare Advantage good for area you live in voteearlyvoteoften Jul 2017 #27

Love original Medicare Desert grandma Jul 2017 #31

Wouldn't this violate HIPAA? Bayard Jul 2017 #33

I have original Medicare and I'm really happy with it. Vinca Jul 2017 #34