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Social Security & Medicare

Auggie

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5. Try to switch to a MediGap policy. All MA gives you is lower premiums.

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 08:25 AM

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Medicare Advantage will continue to be problematic as you age. I pay more for my Plan G, but it has covered nearly $1,000,000 in cancer treatments. My out-of-pocket expenses are less than $1000 for deductibles over that same three year period.

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I had a completely frazzled day of MA surprises... [View all] slightlv Thursday OP

Sorry to hear about all of this. Just take a deep breath, have a good cry if you need to, then take it all Marie Marie Thursday #1

Sorry. Are the bills from hospital and docs left over after insurance paid its share? If not, Silent Type Friday #2

Do keep in mind that we are still in a time frame PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #3

Yeah... you're expecting to slightlv Friday #6

Yeah, and then there's the other period when you can switch in March... slightlv Friday #9

Call your senior center & Council on Aging SheltieLover Friday #4

Good advice, Sheltie... slightlv Friday #7

I have standard Medicare with a Farm Bureau gap policy. SheltieLover Friday #10

I was leaning toward regular Medicare when I first started researching slightlv Friday #11

There is a penalty for switching back? SheltieLover Friday #12

Try to switch to a MediGap policy. All MA gives you is lower premiums. Auggie Friday #5

The cost to go to Medicare, proper, is more than we can handle, slightlv Friday #8