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anciano

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2. I like original Medicare because

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 11:40 AM

Jan 2025

it lets me and the doctors of my choice be in charge of my healthcare.
I have no supplemental plans because medical bills are negotiable. There is an excellent book available from Amazon titled "Crush Medical Debt" by Virgie Bright Ellington MD. It's the best sixteen dollars that I ever spent.

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For profit health insurance companies are the problem. Everyone on D.U. agrees. [View all] 3Hotdogs Jan 2025 OP

I have been on an Advantage plan for eight years. No problems. Some gripes about copays but CurtEastPoint Jan 2025 #1

I like original Medicare because anciano Jan 2025 #2

My concierge dr won't take any advantage Medicare vapor2 Jan 2025 #3

I can't go where I already am. Voltaire2 Jan 2025 #4

Medicare Advantage plans are a 'money-making scam.' Grins Jan 2025 #5

Kind of hard to argue with over half of Medicare beneficiaries who select MA because is meets their needs. Silent Type Jan 2025 #6

My biggest gripe is that when I retired, I could no longer use ObamaCare, so my insurance costs increased Ferrets are Cool Jan 2025 #7