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mowotlarx t1_j15a94n wrote
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‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’: How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions
TL;DR: It's a private plan that uses the term "Medicare" to dupe people into thinking it IS Medicare. It offers worse coverage and less doctor options for a higher price. It's bad all around.
[deleted] t1_j15d3es wrote
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mowotlarx t1_j15dnfg wrote
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal Report Finds
This has been pretty widely reported for awhile. Medicare Advantage notoriously denies coverage for things covered under Medicare and it's harder for patients to find doctors in network.
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