Why is regular Medicare better than an advantage plan?
Answered by 3 licensed agents
There's a lot of confusion with Medicare-Medicare Supplement/Medigap/-Medicare Advantage "alphabet soup"! Do your homework and learn the Pros and Cons of each Option! Work with someone who can offer both: Medicare Supplement/Medigap and Medicare Advantage plans! This was you get the FACTS not the HYPE and then make the best decision for YOU! :)
Regular Medicare has a larger physician network than advantage plans. For regular Medicare, the network includes any doctors that accept Medicare patients. Advantage plans limit coverage to those doctors that participate in plan's network. Regular Medicare partnered with a Medicare supplement may pay for most or all deductibles depending on age when enrolled in the supplement. The trade-off is the there is a monthly premium for the supplement while many advantage plans can be enrolled with little or no monthly premium. A licensed insurance agent can identify what plan options are best for your individual financial situation.
Answered by Frank Buonomo on March 31, 2025
Agent Licensed in NV, CA, NM & OR
There is actually no such thing as "Regular Medicare". People know that there are two options when one turns age 65: A) a Medigap, also known as a Medicare Supplement and, B) a MAPD, a.k.a., as a Medicare Advantage Plan (with drug coverage). There is no cookie-cutter answer to choosing one over another since one's finances come into play, along with any potential health history of the applicant and her/his family history for "co-morbidities". If your parents lived a long life, that usually means you're ahead of the game, if you will. The major difference with an Advantage plan is though there is no monthly premium for this plan (since it is govt-subsidized), the give & take is that each MAPD has a steep deductible which you are responsible for which renews every single year. The dollar costs for these plans are dependent upon our global inflation. The Medigap, with a monthly premium has no deductible except for the one-time/year Part B $257.00 deductible. Each and every deductible will be likely to change at the new calendar year. Remember: an MAPD Advantage plan usually includes your drug coverage, whereas a Medicare Supplement plan has nothing whatsoever to do your prescriptions. That's what a "Stand-Alone" Part D plan is used for.
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