are planning to make everyone use a MA plan and do away with Medicare.

if they didn't stand to make a LOT of profit on these policies. And the way they make the profits is by denying coverage.

I haven’t had occasion to butt heads with my MA provider yet. I haven’t switched over to regular Medicare totally, as it would require paying a monthly premium, and I’m a cheap bastage. Still, I prefer not negotiating with a death panel composed of hospital administrators and corporate bean-counters.

Which may well happen. It's happened often to me in the past, I'll switch.

You may not be eligible for original Medicare.

I think it is an unfortunate restriction (in the fine print) that if you enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan that you can never get original Medicare.

Please report back what you find out.

The problem is that you may not be able to get a supplemental plan, or may have to pay through the nose for one.

Without a supplement (which is, for all the wailing about Advantage, private insurance), you're on the hook for 20%.

have a 3 to 6 month waiting period.

Regular medicare D it is between $50-60 a month.

Medicare advantage put it on name brand formulary and you must show other generic blood thinners didn't work.

His best option is to try to quit his advantage and go back on regular medicare part D or just suck it up and pay $400 a month until his prescription total for the year hits $2000 thanks to Biden.

It is so hard for me to not say..you voted for the felon three times. Reap what you sow.

but it is worth a phone call. I was paying 400 dollars for a 90 day supply of Eliquis and now I am paying 10 dollars a month. It has nothing to do with income, it is a program done through Bristol Myers Squibb.

Call this number to find out about eligibility

1-855-ELIQUIS - 1-855-354-7847.

Got two months cheap and is no longer eligible.

Big cluster f....

Wife called me last night. Asked me try to find a solution.

I do appreciate the helpful link...

work well the vast majority of time.

Medicare -- what we consider the model for universal healthcare -- has coverage requirements for treating macular degeneration too.

I'm at high risk of macular degeneration. If it gets to that point, I'll try the cheaper med that is like $100 to see how it works just because it makes sense. Other folks will rush to the expensive, heavily advertised meds.

In my case, my condition is worsening and They're denying medication that would be effective.

some doctor -- who probably is invested in companies that make the more expensive drugs -- recommends it.

I hope your treatment is successful, the little blurry spots get annoying after awhile especially when they get bigger.

All the cheaper drugs that my FIL should have to step up through to get the new name brand have potential major problems with one of the many other cancer or other meds he is on.

We were doing every 6 weeks and once when delayed to 8 weeks the condition improved. Not sure if her's was wet or dry. But yes, MA plans have profit seeking and those delays in care are often dangerous.