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Old 10-01-2012, 02:47 PM
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Do you really believe that the for-profit big business companies that provide Medicare Advantage Plans, such as Humana, United Health Care, Optimum, Coventry, CarePlus, etc, etc, are just going to get out of the Medicare Advantage Plans business, or will they learn to live within the 100% range? Perhaps some will do away with perks such as gym memberships, dental care, etc. to cut their costs.
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Yes. They will compete in the Medigap market. From a financial point of view, the managed care market has never really been a winner at anything close to 100%. It was initally set at 95% and those plans did not last long.
Most of the companies listed, Humana, Optimum, etc are not in the Medigap market, so under your premise they will either go out of business or change their line of coverage.