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Old 02-28-2024, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Pugchief View Post
@golfing eagles and @BigDawgInLakeDenham thanks for your opinion. I, too, spent my entire career in health care delivery and have the opposite view: I would NEVER sign up for an HMO of any kind, including Medicare Advantage unless it was my only option. Yes, you will save some money. But you will also jump thru more hoops to go anywhere beyond PCP, and I have also heard horror stories of people being denied care they wanted/needed by the HMO. I'm sure it is a good option for many folks, but definitely not me.
The Plan I signed up for is a PPO, not an HMO. Big difference