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In reply to the discussion: The Hidden Dangers of Medicare Advantage Plans for Social Security Recipients [View all]dflprincess
(28,093 posts)If you stick with traditional Medicare parts A & B your are advised to get a supplement or "Medigap" policy to cover what parts A & B don't.
Medicare Advantage plans are strictly private insurance & really shouldn't be allowed to use "Medicare" in its name at all (we can thank the GW Bush administration for that piece of false advertising). At least two of the larger clinic/hospital systems in my area have announced they will no longer accept Humana Medicare Advantage plans, my friend just received a letter from Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ reminding her that it does not accept any Advantage plans (I believe Mayo in Rochester, MN does). I am not aware of any that refuse Part A and Part B.
MA will probably work okay until the insurance companies have succeeded in destroying traditional Medicare, then watch the premiums rise while your claims are denied.