Wellwellwell

He is still breathing.

in trouble. What else is in the bill beside the dead horse? Make coverage harder for seniors in general to get at "waste" and "overcharges" already destroying itself? Some companies own the provider companies as well. And the whole idea of the wholesale medical charges nobody pays hiding what is going on to begin with.

Too good to be true. No premiums, blah, blah, blah.

When I became Medicare-eligible, I went with traditional Medicare and a supplement.

And, many big named systems - Mayo and Mass General - have dropped their contracts.

The MA plans have excessive prior authorization denial rates, are slow to reimburse, and have cumbersome administrative requirements all of which cost healthcare systems more and offer patients less.

the little bits I've pieced together to form my opinion. United Healthcare and some others occasionally show up in headline news and it's never good.

Well under $500k. Medicare Advantage CEOs rake in millions.
No reason for them to earn more than the head of Medicare. They do less.

that "socialism" wastes money.

But, they never mentioned the private insurance company death panels we've been dealing with for decades. I'm looking at you, Sarah Palin.

they're actually ok with death panels. Not just for Grandma.

She was getting the Medicare Advantage shuffle. The woman is a republican, as is her husband, who is considerably older and has numerous serious conditions. Med Advantage has pulled back from paying for his doctor bills etc. She's having to find a new doctor. Has been told that would be 7 months. She was upset, to say the least. My friend didn't say much until she was with me when she just let loose. The neighbor had spent hours saying how great Med Advantage was. My friend has stuff with her regular Medicare. She felt very vindicated.

Those bastards just keep raking in the money while giving as little out as possible and the amount seems to be getting smaller and smaller.
There is part of me that is a bit smug cause I talked my friend into doing just regular Medicare, but I still feel badly for people who thought they were going to be taken care of. It's just plain wrong. I hate the insurance companies.

Ask a nurse and they will tell you Original Medicare is the Cadillac of insurance.

If they are not making outrageous profits from some medical practices, they just drop them. It happened to a friend last year. Original Medicare cannot cancel coverage.

That and reverse mortgages.
Dignity dies first!

Every time this subject comes up, we hear from several DUers who report that their experience with M.A. is peachy, and I say, Good for them. The problem is people whose plan screws them over or shortchanges them in ways that regular Medicare would not. And of course M.A. is part of the creeping privatization that Republicans want to foist on us.

Consumer finance expert Clark Howard has some thoughts about Medicare Advantage:
https://clark.com/insurance/health-insurance/medicare-advantage-plans/

It's shit that we pay into medicare all our life then have to pay again in retirement. Throwing everyone off Advantage Plans and forcing them to find Part G or N at great expense is no better of an option for most people. Part B + a Medigap plan will run the average person $450 a month or more. This doesn't even include coverage for medication. That's not better IMO.

Start with a pound of flesh from the criminal, Rick Scott.

John Oliver
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220752613

I picked Medicare Part B last year and am glad I did.

referred to in the post title. Where is that?