Why does it have to feel like open enrollment is open season and you are the prey?
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Why does it have to feel like open enrollment is open season and you are the prey?
The AHA (American Hospital Association) has recently published a passionate well documented letter to CMS about Medicare Advantage Plans.
When you become eligible for Original Medicare because of your 65th birthday you become eligible for better coverage than you’ve ever had, usually at a lower premium than you’ve ever had to pay. If you are becoming eligible for Medicare any time soon, Happy early birthday! Here is a free gift, we hope you enjoy called, “the ABCD’S of medicare.”
An experienced speech therapist told me she wishes that everyone could have Original Medicare because claims and approvals are easy with no guesswork, prior approval or tricky paperwork. "Patients get the care they deserve," she said about those with original Medicare.
Did you know that you may have surrendered your right to Original Medicare? Did you understand that a zero dollar a month premium may not exactly be free to you and that you may not be free to choose care?
Phew... One for the books, y'all. I know it's scary and all the Medicare-a-nese crazy jargon does not help much. Pre-existing conditions may make a difference in your coverage. BUT you can avoid any health past, present, or potential future being a factor by knowing and protecting your Medicare rights.