I just received received a fucked up recording from Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage!!

[busterbrown]

Stating that because of govt..cut backs to Medicare Preferred Advantage Programs, my program might
have several new problems.( Not exact wording).. They advised getting on the phone to elected officials
to complain....Does anyone have any specifics on this.? Thanks...

[arcane1]

1. It already sounds like bs, just for the fact that it mentions callinig politicians

Was it anything like this?

http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/medicare.asp

[busterbrown]

6. Thanks for the link!!!

Fucking amazing how we as a people allow Healthcare companies to run our lives..

[enough]

2. I read recently that part of ACA is reducing govt spending on

Medicare Advantage programs (which apparently began as some sort of undercover attempt to introduce private profit into Medicare, allowing for-profit insurance companies like Aetna, etc. to cash in by becoming Medicare "providers," but actually costing the govt more than traditional Medicare).

This would mean that the insurance companies will be screaming, and hoping to recruit their current Medicare Advantage customers to join in on their fight.

Sorry I wish I had a link, but you can probably find it by googling news on Medicare Advantage.

[busterbrown]

7. I sit in amazement on how our health care system has ruined millions of people’s lives with

hardly a peep out of the populace...

[angstlessk]

3. I believe their biggest problem is that the CEO cannot give himself enough money

cause the ACA (aka Obamacare) requires him TO ACTUALLY SPEND MONEY ON HEALTH CARE

[jazzimov]

4. Advantage programs were a huge source of Medicare fraud.

They drove up the cost of Medicare for everyone.

[Hoyt]

5. Government is cutting what they pay Medicare Advantage plans a few percent.

While I'd generally prefer to see profit out of health care, a lot of beneficiaries like these plans. Beneficiaries sonetimes get a little extra than through regular Medicare. And many of these plans provide better coordination of care. These companies operate under strict government controls, but like regular Medicare, there are things to gripe about.