Medicare Advantage is a scam for profit health insurance and should be outlawed.
Pencil pushers and bean counters have no place in making healthcare decisions.
"Medicare Advantage plans burdens taxpayers and means more patients can be denied doctor-ordered care."
People get Medicare Advantage because they can't afford a few hundred dollars a month for a Medicare supplement. Without a supplement or managed care plan, Medicare part A only pays 80%. If you have a serious surgery, like cardiac bypass you could owe $60,000 easily.
We're very happy with my dad's Humana Medicare Advantage program. I know if people travel it might not be the best option because you have to stay in network. But dad is 87 and doesn't travel. He had bypass surgery; the cost was $250,000 and he didn't have to pay a dime.
Medicare Advantage (privatized Medicare) costs taxpayers 20% more per beneficiary than traditional Medicare and administrative costs are 17% vs. 2% for traditional Medicare.
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Pencil pushers and bean counters have no place in making healthcare decisions.
"Medicare Advantage plans burdens taxpayers and means more patients can be denied doctor-ordered care."
https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/nearly-50-million-prior-authorization-requests-were-sent-to-medicare-advantage-insurers-in-2023/
Why do DC politicians get tax paid healthcare better than the test of us?
Everyone has drs, treatment
A scam ?