Seriously??? The Medicare advantage plan advertising has started AGAIN???

[a kennedy]

Right, enrollment period goes until October right?? Ugh……it seems like we just had that onslaught of ads.

[Abnredleg]

1. Open Enrollment is October 15 to December 7/nt

[jimfields33]

2. The 38 million already signed up don't need to see them.

It’s the 100 million they want. I’m not looking forward to 65 when not only tv, but mailings begin.

[70sEraVet]

3. It's the PHONE CALLS!

The mail is just a slight detour to the garbage can on your way in from the mailbox. But the phone call harassment is downright EXHAUSTING!

[CrispyQ]

6. You will get so many 888 phone calls it will drive you frickin' insane!

January of the year I turned 65 it was like a floodgate was opened. As I reached the cutoff date to sign up it slowed, came to a trickle & finally stopped.

[Iwasthere]

4. 90% of them are scams imo

My inlaws pay a fortune per month for theirs, and they don't need to. He has been denied coverages too. Argghhh!! He doesn't believe me.

[OLDMDDEM]

5. They have never stopped here in Maryland.

[Biophilic]

7. And why would those companies put sooooo much money into advertizing? The profits are huge!!

Funny thing. The government doesn't seem to be doing as well. I wonder why? I've heard so many stories recently about people being denied treatment or having to go through ridiculous gyrations in order to get treatment. I had a hard time last year not snarling at the medicare advantage salesperson CVS had at the front of the store all last year.

[anciano]

8. Although there is no one size fits all

answer, the main thing to keep in mind is if you opt for a Medicare Advantage plan you will have network restrictions and be subject to prior authorizations that have to be approved by the insurance company. Just a thought for consideration.

[dugog55]

9. When are the Democrats going to put a stop to the Advantage Plans?

Advantage plans are just another plot to bankrupt Medicare and force Americans into total for profit health care when they retire. They over charge medicare for everything, and make huge profits. Just another Bush-GOP plan to prove that our Social Programs don't work.

[jimfields33]

10. It was signed in 1997.

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97) created Medicare Part C—originally called Medicare+Choice and now known as Medicare Advantage—and made significant changes to Medicare's interactions with managed care plans.

[Golden Raisin]

11. The powers that be should just cut to the chase

and start AAdvantage enrollment, Halloween and Christmas saturation advertising all on July 5th. I'd like to use the "Sarcasm" emoji but we're already headed in that direction.