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To: winodog

If I switch back to medicare part a and b price would remain the same taken out of monthly SS check? Then they would deduct the price of the part G policy on top of that?

medicare advantage is assigned all benefits from Part A & Part B (meaning you still have to pay a Part B fee), plus some advantage plans have an additional monthly fee

for regular medicare, Part A is without charge ... Part B is still automatically subtracted out of your medicare payments, but one must privately pay for any optional medicare supplement (such as Plan G) and/or Part D (drug plan) ... however, it’s usually most convenient to get those payments automatically deducted from you bank account ...

so, your Part B payments remain the same if you switch back to regular medicare, plus whatever fees you privately pay for a standardized supplement (highly recommended) and a part D (drug plan) you optionally elect ...

standardized supplements are relatively easy to choose, as they are standardized to pay everything exactly the same way within a given plan type (e.g., Plan G) ... so, whatever standardized supplemental plan you decide you want (e.g., Plan G), you basically choose the provider in your state that is the cheapest for that standardized plan (assuming you have a choice) ... in colorado, for example, the cheapest provider for Plan F is AARP’s United Health Care partnership, meaning you have to join AARP ...

choosing a Plan D is a whole nother ball of wax, though (thank you very much George Bush, you piece of shite) ...


172 posted on 11/25/2023 8:14:06 AM PST by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: catnipman

TY for the information.


173 posted on 11/25/2023 8:20:36 AM PST by winodog
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