The Medicare Supplement products are NOT cheap.
The Medicare Advantage products are cheap. The MA stuff is marketed very heavily and aggressively; after all, can’t you trust Joe Namath? (LOL)
Also, the commissions that the MA products generate for insurance agents entice them to recommend that product over others. HECK!!! MA will pay the insured retiree additional cash per month to be on the program. So, no out of pocket amounts owed (except for the Medicare premium deducted from Social Security check).
Letting the Federal government make financial and healthcare decisions for the taxpayers is a very sad turn of events.
I had a friend years ago that signed up for Medicare Advantage. He ended up in a non-network hospital after having a heart attack. He received a $100k bill that was not covered by MA. Lesson learned.
“The Medicare Supplement products are NOT cheap.”
It depends. Like I just said my Part F premium is just over $110/month.