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To: LindyBill who wrote (420092)4/5/2011 12:28:09 PM
From: ManyMoose  Respond to of 794043
 
I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield Federal Plan. Even with this "insurance" we have a big medical deduction and we're not even hospitalized. Just routine health care for people our age.

For some inexplicable reason I got a flood of proposals on Medicare when I turned 65. I chose to go for Medicare Part A as part of my coverage, which I now regret. It covers hospitalization, but in practicality does nothing but complicate things.

I'm not sure we have a local HMO here. My wife's doctor is part of a big group, and the service is "we only cover one complaint at a time" and you need another appointment to discuss anything more.

My doctor, a PA, spends time with me and doesn't jerk me around like hers does.


I am convinced that the best way to go on Medicare, if you are going to spend your life in one area, is a local HMO.



To: LindyBill who wrote (420092)4/5/2011 12:32:48 PM
From: SmoothSail  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794043
 
if you are going to spend your life in one area, is a local HMO.


I would have loved to go with Kaiser, as that's what I had before I qualified for Medicare. Here in the L.A. area, the cost is double what you pay to go with Anthem or AARP.


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