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Old 06-14-2024, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rsmurano View Post
I would never never go the Advantage plan route. If you are thinking about going this route, make sure you check these things out 1st:
1) something like 70% of medical procedures are not approved by the advantage provider. Since these policies are usually ran by insurance companies, they don’t approve medical procedures to save money. If you don’t believe this, check it out, and also look into why congress is looking into this. Why? Because Medicare doesn’t need approvals for medical procedures, so why do advantage plans?
2) I will always pay less with a supplement. No copays, $200 year deductible
3) once you are in the Advantage plan, you might never get into a supplement plan in the future. If you have any medical issues within the last 2 years, the supplement plans will not accept you. But when you turn 65, any plan has to accept you.

My insurance broker told me: if you can afford the supplement plan cost, keep it, this is the gold standard for Medicare coverage.
I agree!
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Originally Posted by bowlingal View Post
Advantage plans are good.....until you need medical care. Then, they suck
I guess you ignored this comment from an actual advantage customer:

"#1 is not true. I have an advantage plan and have cancer. I have never been denied anything."

As like many here you really don't know the facts or you choose to ignore them. Not all MA plans are the same. As I said in a previous post, SHINE said the one we chose was a good option!
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