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To: Bobbyvotes

I agree, my experience is that Advantage is superior to Supplement, cost wise, to date. In my area, a decent supplement plan, including drugs, dental and vision, costs around $400 per month. I am currently paying $200 for an advantage plan I can live with. I pay this much because I am prescribed one drug whose retail cost is $540 per month. Insurance cuts it to $40 per month.

Oregon health insurance is expensive.


28 posted on 10/12/2025 2:06:46 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: jimtorr

Hope your health will be good in future. MA plan has paid both me and my wife $164 per month each. Cost is nothing. I guess we live in a fortunate area. I understand the cost varies from county to county.


31 posted on 10/12/2025 2:27:40 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship! .... Bhagavad Geeta. )
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To: jimtorr

I agree, my experience is that Advantage is superior to Supplement, cost wise, to date. In my area, a decent supplement plan, including drugs, dental and vision, costs around $400 per month. I am currently paying $200 for an advantage plan I can live with. I pay this much because I am prescribed one drug whose retail cost is $540 per month. Insurance cuts it to $40 per month.

Oregon health insurance is expensive.

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I’ve been paying $119 per month on my supplemental, with a deductible of under $500 per year. I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer two years ago (I’m since in remission) and I’ve had absolutely NO co pays, ever. Not one. I think the hospital must have absorbed the initial 500 bucks.

I was treated for over two years. My only out of pocket was an angel flight that I paid 2k of over 12k.

I wouldn’t get on MA for all the tea in China. Having said that, my prescription plan has ballooned into almost 90 bucks a month while experiencing a co-pays at pick up when I paid nothing before after a 300 deductible.

This year, during open enrollment I am definitely considering the MA prescription plan, which my husband has, for the ridiculous price of 0.35 a month. But I’m keeping my non MA supplemental for everything else.


32 posted on 10/12/2025 3:01:24 PM PDT by KittenClaws
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