No, because when needed, the advantage plans do not deliver, regardless of how big or reputable the company offering the coverage.
My Medicare Advantage plan with United Health Care has been a godsend. I pay no monthly premium, there’s no deductible, and no charge for most doctor services. I had to have a CT scan, an upper GI, and a colonoscopy to find the cause of my unusual abdominal symptoms, and the total cost was $100 (the CT scan).
The prescription drug part is where you have to be careful and be a proactive patient. I got stuck with paying $700 for a designer antibiotic that did nothing to help me. There are five different tiers of drugs and I should have asked my doctor to search for a suitable generic alternative, which would have cost me $2. But otherwise, the plan has been good for me.
Bull shit. They deliver more and better than straight medicare