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Old 10-18-2015, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RVRoadie View Post
There is an opt out window for Medicare Advantage in Jan/Feb if you change your mind.

MA is real insurance. Medicare pays the insurance company a monthly premium, and they have to cover all your medical expenses, less co-pays. They can't go back to Medicare for more money.

With a MA plan you assume some additional risk up to your out-of-pocket limit. Drugs, under all Medicare plans have separate out-of-pocket risk.

MA works for us because we don't consume much in the way of medical care, and can afford the out-of-pocket risk if something happened.
I think that's the clincher! If you don't have chronic health problems MA is a good option. Not so sure if you have some health problems like heart disease or diabetes or if you are on some "heavy duty" drugs with high price tags.