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SheltieLover

(61,178 posts) Mon Sep 26, 2022, 08:41 PM Sep 2022

STATNEWS: Health insurers are painting a misleading picture of Medicare Advantage savings, experts s [View all]

https://www.statnews.com/2022/09/26/medicare-advantage-report-misleading-experts-say/

The health insurance industry is continuing its campaign to convince the public that Medicare Advantage saves taxpayers money, but experts say federal data still concludes the exact opposite — and that the program as currently designed is a drain on Medicare’s trust fund.

Much more at link. Sorry cannot copy more.

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STATNEWS: Health insurers are painting a misleading picture of Medicare Advantage savings, experts s [View all] SheltieLover Sep 2022 OP

Interesting... hlthe2b Sep 2022 #1

Dunno why I couldn't copy more. SheltieLover Sep 2022 #2

I'm not sure how to deal with this. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #7

Hmmm. I have an Advantage Plan and it seems to save me money. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #3

Check with authors of 1 & 5 here SheltieLover Sep 2022 #4

Regular Medicare and what else? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #5

I have Plan F Medi gap SheltieLover Sep 2022 #6

Saving "the taxpayers" money is a different thing from how the plans work for those using them. ShazzieB Sep 2022 #8

Paywall. Have to sign up for "free trial". trof Sep 2022 #9

I get a ton of calls from people trying to get me on one of these plans LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #10

Ty for sharing SheltieLover Oct 2022 #11

For there to be so many of these calls someone is making a ton of money LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #12