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Trailrider1951

(3,582 posts)
9. Pretty much the same here. Not all medicare advantage programs are alike. Mine has been
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:00 PM
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far less expensive than trad medicare + supplement. I'm glad I have it. It DOES pay to shop around.

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That's part of the plan to privatize Medicare CousinIT Yesterday #1
K'n'R for visibilty justaprogressive Yesterday #2
DURec leftstreet Yesterday #3
Brokers with integrity will steer you away from M.A. Auggie Yesterday #4
Good information to know. badhair77 Yesterday #5
Just DON'T get Medicare Advantage. Lower price up front, skimpy coverage when you need it. They... dutch777 Yesterday #6
I was born with a bicuspid valve...it gave out in 2022...multiple surgeries including Demsrule86 Yesterday #8
Pretty much the same here. Not all medicare advantage programs are alike. Mine has been Trailrider1951 Yesterday #9
So true...mine has been great! Demsrule86 Yesterday #12
All advantage plans take tax payers dollars when you are relatively young and healthy and suck public dollars into questionseverything Yesterday #16
Glad it has worked for someone. My sister fell and had a stroke and her Adv plan limited her treatment terribly. dutch777 10 hrs ago #19
Original medicare Wifes husband 1 hr ago #20
Please stop. Demsrule86 Yesterday #7
We have had a MA plan since we both turned 65. That was 15 years ago. Katinfl Yesterday #17
This is just not true. Wifes husband 38 min ago #21
My broker told me that dflprincess Yesterday #10
My husband rolls onto medicare in May. MontanaMama Yesterday #11
My care since the first open heart surgery in 2023 has cost more than a million dollars. Demsrule86 Yesterday #13
This is wonderful! I'm so happy for you. MontanaMama Yesterday #15
Medicare Advantage plan shortened my brothers life. Emile Yesterday #14
Medicare Advantage plans are great until they are not Soul_of_Wit Yesterday #18
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