ed - thanx for that info. i did find some medicare advantage info on our pensions/benefits website - but i hafta keep flipping to the plan provider's websites to gather info. ugh! also found the premium sheet for the different levels of care - from $0 to $167/mo for a premiere plan! yikes! gotta be sure that the plan will cover me where i happen to be at the time something might happen - we travel alot and often between maine and florida!

so far it looks like medicare a and b with my former covg plan as my supplement along with the employer's 'wrap around' rather than 'donut hole' prescription plan is gonna provide the best covg. am gonna print your post to keep handy as a guide when i am reading stuff.

to stay on topic with the thread, i want to ask the pensions/benefits rep if they have any info or suspicions re potential interactions of their offerings and the aca. probably too much to hope for. but i guess that's what open enrollment periods are for.

thanx again for your post.