Medicare Advantage Is A Massive Scam: The Program Rips Off The Tax Payers And It's Own Enrollees

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You've always liked Thom Hartmann:

The "Advantage" War against Medicare

Medicare Advantage is a massive, trillion-dollar rip-off, of the federal government and of taxpayers, and of many of the people buying the so-called Advantage plans.

It's also one of the most effective ways that insurance companies could try to kill Medicare For All, since about a third of all people who think they're on Medicare are actually on these privatized plans instead.

Nearly from its beginning, Medicare has allowed private companies to offer plans that essentially compete with it, but they were an obscure corner of the market and didn't really take off until the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress rolled out the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. This was the GOP's (and a few corporatist Democrats') big chance to finally privatize Medicare, albeit one bite at a time.

 

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A important public service announcement from -
"The Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center October 15, 2021"
at the Federal Trade Commission:

Avoid marketing scams during 2022 Medicare Open Enrollment

During Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period (OEP), which begins on October 15 and ends December 7, Medicare beneficiaries can choose the plans that are best for them for 2022.

consumer.ftc.gov

Remember: all private insurance (unless self-funded and run) is a scam. If they could deny you more and provide any less.. they would.

 

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'Cloud of secrecy' in Medicare Advantage plans can create an environment for fraud

The complexity of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care plans increase the likelihood of fraud. Whistleblowers who bring it to light are doing the right thing for their fellow Americans.

www.statnews.com

 

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Tomlinson: There's a big problem with Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage was supposed to provide better service at lower cost, but studies show...

www.houstonchronicle.com

 

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The DOJ Says A Data Mining Company Fabricated Medical Diagnoses To Make Money

In a civil suit filed this week, the Justice Department accuses a New York medical analytics company of helping a Medicare Advantage plan cheat taxpayers out of millions of dollars.

www.npr.org

 

[JustAGuy1]

Of course they're involved! How else could we still not have what 69% of the people have been clamoring for for years? You must have shit for brains!

Actually no, it is you who has shit for brains.