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Hoyt

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8. Medicare Advantage, previously called Medicare Plus Choice, started under Clinton.

Reply to Tactical Peek (Original post)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 11:20 PM

Feb 2020

It”s advantage is that it saves Medicare beneficiaries money on supplemental and drug coverage. You give up some choice in providers, depending on plan.

I had Kaiser awhile, and liked it, but moved out of their coverage area.

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Medicare Advantage Private Option Is Gaining Popularity, and Critics - NYT [View all] Tactical Peek Feb 2020 OP

Trump has been trying to privitized Medicare-this is how he is doing it. riversedge Feb 2020 #1

You're way behind the times. El Supremo Feb 2020 #3

I've known how bad Advantage is for 13 years. El Supremo Feb 2020 #2

I am in an Advantage plan and it always included my doctors. virgogal Feb 2020 #4

Kaiser is weird. They employ the doctors and patients can only see yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #6

KP in San Francisco is amazing. I choose the doctors & the facilities. displacedtexan Feb 2020 #9

Also in Advantage plan - no prob with doctors unc70 Feb 2020 #7

They advertise heavily. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2020 #5

I will never use an advantage plan. Desert grandma Feb 2020 #10

I won't either. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2020 #11

all true Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #12

Bingo! Desert grandma Feb 2020 #15

Medicare Advantage, previously called Medicare Plus Choice, started under Clinton. Hoyt Feb 2020 #8

There is another way they're doing it -- by starving the Medicare system of staff. pnwmom Feb 2020 #13

Morning kick. n/t Tactical Peek Feb 2020 #14