During the Biden administration, the woman who has been in charge of CMS has pushed for Medicare Advantage programs, which are totally owned by filthy rich private insurance companies. I should point out that years before, the Medicare drug program, Part D, is run by, you guessed it, the same private insurance companies. Medicare had thr…
During the Biden administration, the woman who has been in charge of CMS has pushed for Medicare Advantage programs, which are totally owned by filthy rich private insurance companies. I should point out that years before, the Medicare drug program, Part D, is run by, you guessed it, the same private insurance companies. Medicare had three major programs: Part A, hospital; Part B, non-hospital; and Part D, the drug program. In the past several years, CMS has created a Part C program, which never existed before private insurance companies made deals with CMS to make their scam advantage programs part of Medicare. If you were to look at the annual Medicare huge booklet, you would find that at least half of it is dedicated to Medicare Advantage, which is NOT and advantage of Medicare. Original Medicare, Parts A and B, allows you to select doctors, hospitals and other medical providers for whatever treatment you need. Medicare does not require one to get approval for Parts A and B. However, this scam known as Medicare Advantage does not allow you to get any of the above without their approval. Furthermore, for Part C advantage insurance, one must pay extra monthly fees to those private insurance companies. If you have Original Medicare, there is a monthly fee, but if you decide to add an "advantage program, you must pay the extra monthly amount the private provider charges, plus limitations they require for you to receive medical attention. All of those Medicare Advantage advertisements on TV by people like Joe Namath and others are just more lies for the rich insurance companies to steal your hard-earned cash.
The healthcare insurance in this country, as Dr. Richardson mentions here, is incredibly and downright awful, for "The richest country to ever have existed!"
My parents had an Advantage plan. Under it, my mom (who had several melanomas) would see the dermatologist every three months, but the doctor could only examine at one quarter of body during a visit. I am not making this up.
During the Biden administration, the woman who has been in charge of CMS has pushed for Medicare Advantage programs, which are totally owned by filthy rich private insurance companies. I should point out that years before, the Medicare drug program, Part D, is run by, you guessed it, the same private insurance companies. Medicare had three major programs: Part A, hospital; Part B, non-hospital; and Part D, the drug program. In the past several years, CMS has created a Part C program, which never existed before private insurance companies made deals with CMS to make their scam advantage programs part of Medicare. If you were to look at the annual Medicare huge booklet, you would find that at least half of it is dedicated to Medicare Advantage, which is NOT and advantage of Medicare. Original Medicare, Parts A and B, allows you to select doctors, hospitals and other medical providers for whatever treatment you need. Medicare does not require one to get approval for Parts A and B. However, this scam known as Medicare Advantage does not allow you to get any of the above without their approval. Furthermore, for Part C advantage insurance, one must pay extra monthly fees to those private insurance companies. If you have Original Medicare, there is a monthly fee, but if you decide to add an "advantage program, you must pay the extra monthly amount the private provider charges, plus limitations they require for you to receive medical attention. All of those Medicare Advantage advertisements on TV by people like Joe Namath and others are just more lies for the rich insurance companies to steal your hard-earned cash.
The healthcare insurance in this country, as Dr. Richardson mentions here, is incredibly and downright awful, for "The richest country to ever have existed!"
I was not happy, nor surprised , by the 38% hike in our prescriptions drug plans for 2025, with no changes in prescriptions.
My parents had an Advantage plan. Under it, my mom (who had several melanomas) would see the dermatologist every three months, but the doctor could only examine at one quarter of body during a visit. I am not making this up.
I would NEVER get an Advantage plan.
Wow! I had no idea. That is crazy and it is not healthcare.