sidereal, 3 months ago

@StillIRise1963 Like isn't this the death panels we were supposed to watch out for? Isn't universal healthcare "bad" because we will have unaccountable government bureaucrats denying care?

Everything they accuse others of doing, they do.

StillIRise1963, 3 months ago

@sidereal Yep. For profit health insurance companies ARE the death panels. They're winning so far. This will be the coup de grace.

rrb, 3 months ago

@StillIRise1963 Republican plan is to scrap normal Medicare and leave only that shit if they win.

Hope the AARP catches on. Republicans trend older

bhawthorne, 3 months ago

@StillIRise1963 @Pagan_Animist Medicare Advantage is an advantage only for private insurers. Traditional public medicare (parts A+B) with a private part d prescription plan and a private medigap plan minimizes the advantage to the private insurers.

QueenValhalla, 3 months ago

@bhawthorne @StillIRise1963 @Pagan_Animist

I was told I can't get a gap plan until 65. Sigh.

StillIRise1963, 3 months ago

@QueenValhalla What's a gap plan?You get Medicare at 65.
@bhawthorne @Pagan_Animist

QueenValhalla, 3 months ago

@StillIRise1963 @bhawthorne @Pagan_Animist

I'm eligible for Medicare because I'm disabled. Been on Medicare Adv for 3 years.

A Medigap plan helps with expenses after regular Medicare pays. There are many plans.

I dropped my Medicare Advantage plan in January by calling Medicare.gov to complain abut Anthem BCBS changing benefits on the policy.

After switching to regular medicare and getting a $0 drug plan they said I wasn't eligible for Medigap until age 65.

StillIRise1963, 3 months ago

@QueenValhalla Thanks for explaining. I appreciate it. And got it.
@bhawthorne @Pagan_Animist