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Social Security & Medicare

dweller

(25,276 posts)

2. About damn time

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2022, 09:08 PM

Nov 2022

Notice that now that real Medicare sign up period has begun, the MA ads are announcing just that - it’s Medicare sign up time - and then giving a phone # for MA companies …

It’s a scam. It needs to end

On edit: I watched the whole clip … and stand by my claim
Medicare advantage is a scam

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Government is beginning to crack down on Medicare Advantage fraud [View all] groundloop Nov 2022 OP

I do not have the patience to watch 20 minutes plus. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2022 #1

With Original Medicare plus Medigap Plan G you'd have been responsible for $233 groundloop Nov 2022 #3

Yes, figuring out exactly what a Medicare person should sign up PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2022 #4

$233 is a lot less than the 20% of my bill. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2022 #6

But you'd have been paying $200+ per month dpibel Nov 2022 #8

My wife and I have a Kaiser MA plan. Costs us $0 extra in monthly premiums. Sibelius Fan Nov 2022 #11

About damn time dweller Nov 2022 #2

A scam that allowed me to pay a fraction of what I would have PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2022 #5

Yes, I'm on Medicare dweller Nov 2022 #7

So, a plan that costs nothing extra, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2022 #9

I had dr. Appt yesterday. BIG notices up "If you have Medicare Advantage" SheltieLover Nov 2022 #10

Advantage plans are all about the network Demobrat Dec 2022 #12

Many health care plans are likewise all about the network. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2022 #13