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Zorro

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45. You don't get it

Sat Jan 14, 2023, 10:00 PM

Jan 2023

It is a Medicare Advantage plan with a ZERO monthly premium. It is available to anyone in my area who chooses it. It is not some union benefit.

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Here is the Truth: Medicare Advantage Is Neither Medicare Nor an Advantage [View all] douglas9 Jan 2023 OP

A solution is to let people choose each year during open enrollment. Managed or Medicare. bullimiami Jan 2023 #1

Love My Medicare Advantage Humana Irishxs Jan 2023 #12

Just so you know, they over charge Medicare and with fewer enrolled in MC it WILL bankrupt PortTack Jan 2023 #16

Then I hate to say it, but you're one of the ones who have been scammed moose65 Jan 2023 #22

It was authorized in 1997 as part of the Balanced Budget Act and signed by President Clinton MichMan Jan 2023 #23

Do you know where Medigap comes from? dpibel Jan 2023 #31

Absolutely spot on Zorro Jan 2023 #42

I also, have had nothing but good experiences with my United Healthcare Advantage plan... Jack from Charlotte Jan 2023 #25

Wait a minute... moose65 Jan 2023 #29

That's an interesting analogy moose65 phoenix75 Jan 2023 #33

Uh oh moose65 Jan 2023 #36

Wow. Medicare sends you money? dpibel Jan 2023 #34

You talking to me? moose65 Jan 2023 #37

Since I also am not sure who your reply was for .... phoenix75 Jan 2023 #39

Medicare doesn't send me money but.... Jack from Charlotte Jan 2023 #51

yeah they may work for you now Skittles Jan 2023 #59

We pay no monthly premium for our MA plan Zorro Jan 2023 #43

Then who pays your premium? moose65 Jan 2023 #44

You don't get it Zorro Jan 2023 #45

Don't you still have to pay your Part B premium? moose65 Jan 2023 #46

Everyone eligible for Medicare pays Part B out of their SS Zorro Jan 2023 #47

Same here.... No premium, no co-pay to see my Doc, $30 co-pay for a specialist...... Jack from Charlotte Jan 2023 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jan 2023 #60

That's essentially what has happened..... Jack from Charlotte Jan 2023 #50

Is UHC a non-profit? moose65 Jan 2023 #52

Hell no...... Jack from Charlotte Jan 2023 #54

If you travel out of your area and get sick but not too sick, friend of a friend Jan 2023 #41

I haven't been sick out side my home area but..... Jack from Charlotte Jan 2023 #55

I haven't been sick out side my home area but..... Jack from Charlotte Jan 2023 #56

Sorry Irishxs Stainless Jan 2023 #26

Ummm...you do pay for your Medigap, right? dpibel Jan 2023 #35

Not really moose65 Jan 2023 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Jack from Charlotte Jan 2023 #57

I haven't been turned down yet ever for any specialist..... Jack from Charlotte Jan 2023 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jan 2023 #48

marked to read later today... k&r hlthe2b Jan 2023 #2

A very interesting article.... phoenix75 Jan 2023 #3

Heck yeah it would. Ligyron Jan 2023 #49

Giving up your freedom to choose and multigraincracker Jan 2023 #4

Medicare Advantage is a Republican scam for Big Business delisen Jan 2023 #5

Exactly! PortTack Jan 2023 #17

+1 c-rational Jan 2023 #19

God, I hate these things wryter2000 Jan 2023 #6

The woman who ran my HR Dept SCantiGOP Jan 2023 #7

I have regular Rebl2 Jan 2023 #8

You can switch in your first 12 months of signing up for Medicare without underwriting. vsrazdem Jan 2023 #14

I think you can always go from an Advantage plan back to Medicare. The catch: mn9driver Jan 2023 #18

thanks to you and vsrazdem NJCher Jan 2023 #21

My daughter is an RN Case Manager Freddie Jan 2023 #9

I refused to get it appleannie1 Jan 2023 #10

It is a private plan....there ain't no free lunch...you don't get more for nothing ashredux Jan 2023 #11

Thanks for posting this. Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #13

It's all a scam RocRizzo55 Jan 2023 #15

The thing to remember about Advantage plans is that the insurance company is making the Lonestarblue Jan 2023 #20

We're retirees who love to travel MurrayDelph Jan 2023 #24

My sister fell in another state and cut her chin several years ago. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2023 #28

Several medical providers have warned me against the Advantage plans. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2023 #27

I must be missing something dpibel Jan 2023 #30

Not if it's off label, used for a purpose other than the one in Medicare's formulary. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2023 #32

It's a major advantage for the corporate media and the oligarchs that own them. Uncle Joe Jan 2023 #40