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The fact that these privatized plans have "Medicare" and "Advantage" in their names tricks people regardless of their original intention.

refurb 4y ago
No it’s not, its the literally the name the government gave those plans. “What is Medicare Part C? A Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO) is another Medicare health plan choice you may have as part of Medicare. Medicare Advantage Plans, sometimes called “Part C” or “MA Plans,” are offered by private companies approved by Medicare.” https://www.hhs.gov/answers/medicare-and-medicaid/what-is-medicare-part-c/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/answers/medicare-and-medicaid/what-is-me...
- JoBrad 4y ago
  Pretty sure there was some bill-writing done by companies to call it that, though.
- wideroots 4y ago
  > No it’s not, its the literally the name the government gave those plans. Please re-read the article and my comment. Neither said anything about who named these plans. The fact is that the name itself is misleading people. Also, the article gives a few examples how the private insurance companies _tricks_ people to think that MA plans are always better. I worked at one of these big insurance companies, and we implemented products and worded things in a way to ensure that we increase the growth of the Medicare Advantage plans. At the time, I genuinely thought the Medicare Advantage plans were always better but that is not the case. It's actually very difficult to choose which one would be better and the fact that it's really hard to change exacerbates the situation. You don't have to agree with me. You are one of better people who can understand these plans better. Consider people with less education on this subject and have some empathy. You might think this differently.
  - refurb 4y ago
    Ok, if your argument is that making a choice for Medicare isn't easy, I'll agree with you there. There are a very complex set of rules and it's not always obvious what is the best for a given person. It takes a lot of homework to figure out.

refurb 4y ago

No it’s not, its the literally the name the government gave those plans. “What is Medicare Part C? A Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO) is another Medicare health plan choice you may have as part of Medicare. Medicare Advantage Plans, sometimes called “Part C” or “MA Plans,” are offered by private companies approved by Medicare.” https://www.hhs.gov/answers/medicare-and-medicaid/what-is-medicare-part-c/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/answers/medicare-and-medicaid/what-is-me...

JoBrad 4y ago
Pretty sure there was some bill-writing done by companies to call it that, though.
wideroots 4y ago
> No it’s not, its the literally the name the government gave those plans. Please re-read the article and my comment. Neither said anything about who named these plans. The fact is that the name itself is misleading people. Also, the article gives a few examples how the private insurance companies _tricks_ people to think that MA plans are always better. I worked at one of these big insurance companies, and we implemented products and worded things in a way to ensure that we increase the growth of the Medicare Advantage plans. At the time, I genuinely thought the Medicare Advantage plans were always better but that is not the case. It's actually very difficult to choose which one would be better and the fact that it's really hard to change exacerbates the situation. You don't have to agree with me. You are one of better people who can understand these plans better. Consider people with less education on this subject and have some empathy. You might think this differently.
- refurb 4y ago
  Ok, if your argument is that making a choice for Medicare isn't easy, I'll agree with you there. There are a very complex set of rules and it's not always obvious what is the best for a given person. It takes a lot of homework to figure out.