I’d have to agree with Eric’s sentiments. I have a Medicare Advantage plan, too. The bill presented by the hospital after my back surgery was $300,000+. My share was a little over $1700 - the rest was with negotiated away or paid by my insurance.
-p On Dec 29, 2017, 8:05 AM -0600, Eric Weir <[email protected]>, wrote: > > > On Dec 29, 2017, at 5:33 AM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Nothing wrong with the AARP insurance. It’s United Healthcare, and their > > Plan F is the Cadillac of Medicare Supplemental insurance. > > I've elected Medicare Advantage. It costs me nothing and as extra benefits > over regular Medicare. I could get still more extra benefits for a small fee. > Benefits and costs vary with provider. Paying for a supplement would > accomplish little-to-nothing. > > I support AARP to support it’s politic al work on behalf of seniors. As Stan > pointed out, they were instrumental in getting prescription coverage. I don’t > fault them for not getting approval of negotiated pricing. That was the > political price that had to be paid to get Republican support for the > legislation. That’s politics. They did the best they could. I’m damn grateful > for what they accomplished. > > And as long as Pau Ryan has a mouth their help is going to be needed. I want > them to be a voice. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > [email protected] > > (I)t is important that awake people be awake... the darkness around us is > deep. > > - William Stafford > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
