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Medicare Advantage backed down: They covered a PDR-informed caller's mother's nursing home care.
She lost the appeal to Medicare Advantage to get her mothers nursing home covered. She told them she learned about their scheme from our PDR show. Her mother got her coverage.
Blog Post: https://egbertowillies.com/2023/10/16/medicare-advantage-backed-down-they-covered-a-pdr-informed-callers-mothers-nursing-home-care/
Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/episodes/Medicare-Advantage-backed-down-They-covered-a-PDR-informed-callers-mothers-nursing-home-care-e2am1lf/a-aag4bta
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Medicare Advantage backed down: They covered a PDR-informed caller's mother's nursing home care. (Original Post)
egbertowillies
Oct 2023
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dlk
(12,470 posts)1. Medicare Advagtage, Part C, is privatized Medicare administered by insurance companies
If someone has a complaint, they can file a grievance directly with Medicare by contacting
Medicare.gov or calling 1-800-MEDICARE.
Medicare releases star ratings for every Advantage plan, based upon quality and performance. The number of grievances filed against an insurer plays into the star rating. Insurance companies care about their star ratings because that affects their policy sales.
justaprogressive
(2,577 posts)2. Medicare Advantage Plans
Last edited Fri Nov 3, 2023, 09:54 AM - Edit history (1)
SHOULD NOT EXISTThe rethugs are privatizing Medicare!
Skittles
(160,363 posts)3. thank you
the entire point of MA is eventually get rid of Medicare