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mdbl

(8,583 posts)
8. If they could make MA plans cover things properly
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:14 AM
Yesterday

It would still be cheaper than regular medicare and having to pay a supplement plan to cover what medicare won't. Medicare part A only covers 80% and no doctor bills. Having to pay 20% of a hospital would be a life-breaker for most people. Supplemental plans cost an additional $2000 or more per year on top of the part B expense. It's all a ripoff. Of course, a universal health care plan would work best.

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(DU member) Thom Hartmann has been posting warnings about Medicare "Advantage" for years Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #1
They used to concentrate on open enrollment. Demobrat Yesterday #2
Yeah..but in the fall they run the SCAM that in mid-Dec you will no longer be able Bengus81 Yesterday #7
I dropped my UHC/AARP plan G because Demobrat 22 hrs ago #11
Agree with Demobrat BumRushDaShow Yesterday #3
I guess I misspoke. Thom Hartmann has warned folks for years that the "Advantage" is a ripofff Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #4
It definitely is BumRushDaShow Yesterday #5
Wait not somali immigrants but corporate cheaters and lobbyists JT45242 Yesterday #6
If they could make MA plans cover things properly mdbl Yesterday #8
I had a MA Plan for a little while. Demobrat 22 hrs ago #12
I am glad you found what works for you mdbl 21 hrs ago #14
It's an expense for sure, but I would rather cut back in other areas. Demobrat 20 hrs ago #15
In case anyone else can't access the article progree Yesterday #9
And part of that ripoff gets laundered back to republicans as "campaign contributions" PSPS Yesterday #10
And let's be honest, probably some Democats too. KPN 22 hrs ago #13
In other words they scammed the US Taypayers...... Historic NY 19 hrs ago #16
It should be called MD...Medicare Disadvantage. BattleRow 18 hrs ago #17
This is my understanding of how Medicare Advantage works: moose65 17 hrs ago #18
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