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SummerOnTheWay1
SummerOnTheWay1
April 25, 2025

📋 Medicare Advantage: Views of Enrollees 66-Plus (AARP Article)

  • April 25, 2025
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FROM THE ARTICLE:

 

How Enrollees Feel About Their Medicare Advantage Plans.

 

By Teresa A. Keenan, AARP Research & Laura Mehegan, AARP Research.

Published April 08, 2025.

 

An AARP Research study of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries 66 and older shows high satisfaction rates among those who identify themselves as being in very good or excellent health — although those who self-identify as being in poor or fair health express less satisfaction with their plan.

 

USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE: https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/health/coverage-access/medicare-advantage-enrollee-views/

5 replies

SummerOnTheWay1
SummerOnTheWay1Author
April 25, 2025

📎  What are YOUR thoughts on this topic?  🤔

 

At the moment I DO NOT have one and probably will NEVER.

 

Take care,

Nicole  👵

GailL1
GailL1
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 25, 2025

So your choice is Traditional Medicare - that’s good coverage as long as you can cover the part that Traditional Medicare does not cover 

That’s possible with 

  • a Medigap plan (Medicare Supplemental)
  • Dual Eligible - Medicare and Medicaid
  • CHAMPVA ( Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs)
  • Veterans coverage if you use the Veteran’s system and have a full coverage Priority Group
  • A Retiree plan from previous employer or union
  • A Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plan that works with Medicare
  • A PSHB (Postal Service Health Benefits) plan that works with Medicare
  • A Tri-Care (Military) plan that works with Medicare
  • An (active employment) employer group health plan that works with Medicare
  • or something else that works with Medicare (COBRA does NOT)

If not one of these, a large piggy-bank.  

IT‘S ALWAYS SOMETHING . . . . .. . . . Roseanne Roseannadanna
    LG322302
    Contributor ⭐⭐
    April 26, 2025

    So what happens if you aren't eligible for or can't afford any of those options you've listed?  If you're like me, you go without medical care. That's why Medicare is such a scam. At a certain age, you're forced into it even if it is a terrible choice for you.

      GailL1
      GailL1
      Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
      April 25, 2025

      I think that is probably true for several reason - 

      • many current retirees are use to managed care plans and all that comes with them since they have probably had employer group healthcare coverage while they were working and understand their part of the cost and things like prior approvals and networks.
      • Many may also understand that Medigap coverage especially the highly lucrative plans are expansive in the everyday world of premium increases.
      • Many may also know that CMS is the same entity that regulates Traditional Medicare AND Medicare Advantage plans and also Medicare Part D plans either within a MA plan or a free standing one that the beneficiary uses with Traditional Medicare.
      • Many also realize that one can change MAPA (Medicare Advantage plan with included Prescription Drug Plan) every year as their healthcare changes.
      • Many also realize that their cost in the event of a catastrophic health condition is covered so that they are not completely financially destroyed by the health event(s).
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      IT‘S ALWAYS SOMETHING . . . . .. . . . Roseanne Roseannadanna
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