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JohnSJ

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36. That may be, but Advantage Plans in general are where the problem is, and going after one insurer will NOT fix the

Reply to moniss (Reply #19)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:18 PM

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problem.

They need t fix the Advantage Plans so insurers must cover a procedure if their physician warrants it necessary.

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Drop AARP now - they are a shill for UnitedHealthcare [View all] KatK Monday OP

No thank-you. I am NOT on their advantage care plans, and have absolutely no issues with them. Why would I cut my JohnSJ Monday #1

UHC, though, is the worst offender by a large margin. Scrivener7 Monday #3

Not if you are on a Medicare Supplemental Plan. If Medicare approves a procedure or visit, they MUST cover it. It is JohnSJ Monday #6

Yep Yonnie3 Monday #17

Mutual of Omaha Henry203 Monday #28

However the denial stats for UHC under moniss Monday #19

That may be, but Advantage Plans in general are where the problem is, and going after one insurer will NOT fix the JohnSJ Monday #36

However the issue is not just the insurer moniss Monday #41

Almost half of seniors DownriverDem Monday #30

Can't drop what I never picked up. Voltaire2 Monday #2

AARP has th best denatl Henry203 Monday #27

I sent them a SHAME letter about "The Donut Hole" young_at_heart Monday #4

What's a better supplemental plan? Ritabert Monday #5

Exactly. No supplemental plan can deny coverage if Medicare says it is covered. Advantage Plans allow the insurance JohnSJ Monday #7

Good point. Ritabert Monday #15

I have Physicians Mutual through Plan G QED Monday #8

Thanks. I'll look into it next October Ritabert Monday #13

Mutual of Omaha has the best price Henry203 Monday #25

Thanks I'll check it out. UHC isn't cheap. Ritabert Monday #40

USAA.com has a very good supplemental. erronis Monday #12

They are all the same Henry203 Monday #24

There are different plans, identified by letters. Plans with the same letters spooky3 Monday #31

I did the research Henry203 Monday #33

My point is that your posts that "the plans are all the same" spooky3 Monday #34

Mutual of Omaha Henry203 Monday #26

Supplemental plans are identical. It doesn't matter who you buy them from, Ms. Toad Monday #39

What Robert Kuttner should be talking about is the problem with Medicare Advantage Plans or HMO's, because JohnSJ Monday #9

And not only that! AKwannabe Monday #10

AARP does delta dfental Henry203 Monday #23

I had a sub... 2naSalit Monday #11

I have not had any problems whatsoever with United HealthCare. milestogo Monday #14

Don't have United Healthcare DownriverDem Monday #16

UnitedHealth has long been known for its cruel policies. summer_in_TX Monday #18

This is a known Figarosmom Monday #20

I dropped AARP Linda ladeewolf Monday #21

AARP also does delta dental Henry203 Monday #22

In both Ohio (two years ago, 15 years ago) and Nebraska (30 years ago) Ms. Toad Monday #38

United Health owns AARP Mblaze Monday #29

never joined. barbtries Monday #32

No thanks. We have both an AARP membership and a UHC health insurance plan through ACA. Happy kelly1mm Monday #35

In every jurisdiction I've checked, their Supplemental Plan is the best available Ms. Toad Monday #37