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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:01 AM Original message |
My partner has Medicare Part A and Part B |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Medicare Advantage is the top item driving up Medicare costs to the government. MA is now costing |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It's fairly clear to me that this is a bit of a scam |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. None here. I have A & B, have had no trouble with access. Even |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Yep, |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. What the doctor is refusing is fee-for-service Medicare, but if he's willing to accept MA, then he's |
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Old Codger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. For me |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. Don't pick a Medicare Advantage plan - pick a Medicare Supplemental |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I have been looking into this, and seem to find that the Medigap plans are |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Because I read DU I knew that Medicare Advantage was not |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Also - |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I've been appalled by how much time and thought is required to sort through |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. You will also receive info that looks like official communication from |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 05:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I'm not personallly in danger of falling for any scam, but I really worry about |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 11:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. But if they don't take Medicare, why would they take it with a medigap? |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I can't answer that. nt |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
11. Sounds like the doctor is getting greedy |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. It was the front office staff |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. i'm 48, disabled, and on medicare a,b & d. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. In my area the doctors are refusing the Medicare advantage plans in |
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gleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
19. No, I have Medicare .... |
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