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Social Security & Medicare

egbertowillies

(4,242 posts) Sat Oct 28, 2023, 11:59 PM Oct 2023

A message from a former Medicare Advantage salesman. Why you must get the real thing! [View all]

I have been begging people to get standard Medicare. Medicare Part C, aka Medicare Advantage, is a fraud on the patient and the American taxpayer. I have explained this ad nauseam in several blogs.

Blog Post: https://egbertowillies.com/2023/10/11/a-message-from-a-former-medicare-advantage-salesman-why-you-must-get-the-real-thing/

Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/episodes/Alex-Lawson--Social-Security-Works-Exec--Dir-justly-destroys-the-fraudulent-Medicare-Advantage-e2740qe/a-aa51dtb

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A message from a former Medicare Advantage salesman. Why you must get the real thing! [View all] egbertowillies Oct 2023 OP

Unreadable - why dont u just tell us what he sez Kashkakat v.2.0 Oct 2023 #1

you can get information about the deficiencies of Medicare Advantage without subscribing to that. Grasswire2 Oct 2023 #2

If you can afford traditional Medicare, a supplement and Part D, it's way to go. If not, Advantage Silent Type Oct 2023 #3

you can watch his podcast on You Tube it's free nt yellowdogintexas Oct 2023 #6

Yes. It would be *nice* if someone posting video links... SorellaLaBefana Dec 2024 #11

Ask yourself, why do the insurance companies all push Advantage plans. dflprincess Oct 2023 #4

It is because they are designed to make profit for the insurance company yellowdogintexas Oct 2023 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Hope22 Oct 2023 #7

K&R for later... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #8

Thx, what I want to figure out is if - or how much - my insurance plan is Kashkakat v.2.0 Oct 2023 #9

the problem is Skittles Nov 2024 #10

The short answer: Medicare Advantage is *not* Medicare--it is PRIVATE Medical Insurance SorellaLaBefana Dec 2024 #12