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41. However the issue is not just the insurer

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #36)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 06:23 PM

Dec 30

but also this huge organization that cuddles them.

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Drop AARP now - they are a shill for UnitedHealthcare [View all] KatK Dec 30 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 Dec 30 #1

UHC, though, is the worst offender by a large margin. Scrivener7 Dec 30 #3

Not if you are on a Medicare Supplemental Plan. If Medicare approves a procedure or visit, they MUST cover it. It is JohnSJ Dec 30 #6

Yep Yonnie3 Dec 30 #17

Mutual of Omaha Henry203 Dec 30 #28

However the denial stats for UHC under moniss Dec 30 #19

That may be, but Advantage Plans in general are where the problem is, and going after one insurer will NOT fix the JohnSJ Dec 30 #36

However the issue is not just the insurer moniss Dec 30 #41

Almost half of seniors DownriverDem Dec 30 #30

Can't drop what I never picked up. Voltaire2 Dec 30 #2

AARP has th best denatl Henry203 Dec 30 #27

I sent them a SHAME letter about "The Donut Hole" young_at_heart Dec 30 #4

What's a better supplemental plan? Ritabert Dec 30 #5

Exactly. No supplemental plan can deny coverage if Medicare says it is covered. Advantage Plans allow the insurance JohnSJ Dec 30 #7

Good point. Ritabert Dec 30 #15

I have Physicians Mutual through Plan G QED Dec 30 #8

Thanks. I'll look into it next October Ritabert Dec 30 #13

Mutual of Omaha has the best price Henry203 Dec 30 #25

Thanks I'll check it out. UHC isn't cheap. Ritabert Dec 30 #40

USAA.com has a very good supplemental. erronis Dec 30 #12

They are all the same Henry203 Dec 30 #24

There are different plans, identified by letters. Plans with the same letters spooky3 Dec 30 #31

I did the research Henry203 Dec 30 #33

My point is that your posts that "the plans are all the same" spooky3 Dec 30 #34

Mutual of Omaha Henry203 Dec 30 #26

Supplemental plans are identical. It doesn't matter who you buy them from, Ms. Toad Dec 30 #39

What Robert Kuttner should be talking about is the problem with Medicare Advantage Plans or HMO's, because JohnSJ Dec 30 #9

And not only that! AKwannabe Dec 30 #10

AARP does delta dfental Henry203 Dec 30 #23

I had a sub... 2naSalit Dec 30 #11

I have not had any problems whatsoever with United HealthCare. milestogo Dec 30 #14

Don't have United Healthcare DownriverDem Dec 30 #16

UnitedHealth has long been known for its cruel policies. summer_in_TX Dec 30 #18

This is a known Figarosmom Dec 30 #20

I dropped AARP Linda ladeewolf Dec 30 #21

AARP also does delta dental Henry203 Dec 30 #22

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

United Health owns AARP Mblaze Dec 30 #29

never joined. barbtries Dec 30 #32

No thanks. We have both an AARP membership and a UHC health insurance plan through ACA. Happy kelly1mm Dec 30 #35

In every jurisdiction I've checked, their Supplemental Plan is the best available Ms. Toad Dec 30 #37