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Old 09-23-2020, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by biker1 View Post
Please explain how private insurance is "a lot better" than Medicare. I have private insurance and my wife is on Medicare. We can, and do, see the same Drs. The only difference I have detected is she pays less.
Medicare has only one benefit plan. Private insurers offer many different benefit plans some of which are greater than Medicare.
If you are over 65 and Medicare eligible, virtually all Medicare Advantage plans offered by private carriers exceed traditional Medicare benefits.