Don't you think Medicare should ban all those celebrity Medicare Advantage commercials?
Answered by 5 licensed agents
Answered by Scott Sims on April 9, 2025
Broker Licensed in OR, AZ, CA & 15 other states
The MA commercials are always pressing on the "free" items, and the benefits they tell you they can give you, but aren't disclosing that by taking those plans, you have boxed yourself into their Network, which will not have the highest quality doctor, specialists, or hospitals, based upon the amount and the payment time from the carrier versus Original Medicare. These plans most likely will not travel with you as they do not have a National PPO plan to cover you outside of your county region. They have limitations, and even though they may tell you about limited or no co-pays or low deductibles, they don't acknowledge that to offer the highest plans that you will pay for them - they're not free!
If individual control of your health is important to you, or if picking the doctor you want anywhere in the country is important to you, then what you really need to compare is the "free" plan to the "free" choice you have instead when taking Original Medicare and a Supplement.
Answered by Norman Smith on April 9, 2025
Agent Licensed in FL & PA
Answered by Paul Dzierzanowski on April 15, 2025
Agent Licensed in FL
Answered by Robert Simm on April 9, 2025
Broker Licensed in NC, AL, AR & 14 other states
Answered by Mike Henry on April 10, 2025
Agent Licensed in TX
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