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In reply to the discussion: My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare - DailyBeast [View all]pnwmom
(109,025 posts)61. His age combined with his diagnosis of stage 4 cancer is anything but incidental.
85 year olds have much more difficulty tolerating many cancer treatments than younger people.
And at his age, if he was concerned about getting access to every doctor and every treatment, then the logical choice would have been single-payer Medicare, not some private "Medicare Advantage" plan.
If you are eligible for Medicare, stay away from Medicare Advantage. Those plans have been proven to be more expensive while not offering any real advantages in outcomes.
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It wasn't the ACA that killed him. At his age AND with that condition, he was dying anyway.
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#2
His age combined with his diagnosis of stage 4 cancer is anything but incidental.
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#61
He should -- but he must have opted for the private version, "Medicare Advantage"
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#62
He was an 85 yr. old on Medicare so this has nothing at all to do with Obamacare.
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#32
What's his age got to do with anything? Either he has paid ito the coverage pool or he
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#36
Medicare Advantage isn't really Medicare. As you say, it's the private insurance
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#78
I'll remember to always demand a new car from my car insurance company after any fender bender...
Silent3
Nov 2014
#47
There isn't a single medical system in the world that isn't a bit "death panelly"
Silent3
Nov 2014
#73
Appealing to the error of others is not justification for committing new errors.
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#93
The scarcity, as far as the OP is concerned, is artificial and bureaucratic. nt
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#96
There isn't an unlimited amount of funds available for healthcare in any system. n/t
pnwmom
Dec 2014
#98
You might want to look up what eugenics is before you post incorrectly about it.
HERVEPA
Dec 2014
#103
The 99% are a natural resource to be exploited; mined, processed, packaged, sold and consumed
Fumesucker
Nov 2014
#3
Yes, it would. But sometimes you gotta climb a hill before you climb a mountain. (nt)
jeff47
Nov 2014
#25
Did he have one of those policies that "they liked and wanted to keep"? In other words did his
jwirr
Nov 2014
#5
Of course but they set up a market with policies that fit their criteria. When this first started
jwirr
Nov 2014
#10
He was 85 years old. He should have been on Medicare. ACA is for those under 65 years old.
Fla Dem
Nov 2014
#15
Yep, a bottle of hydrocodone a bottle of valium, and a liter of the good Crown.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2014
#23
Don't be daft. Take it from me: A hospice setting eases one out, if you know what I mean.
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#82
It's nice you finally googled the program, and found that your $20,000 bill is now $1200. (nt)
jeff47
Nov 2014
#44
This 85 yr. old CHOSE a private plan instead of single-payer Medicare. He made the wrong choice,
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#34
30% of Medicare beneficiaries have made the Medicare Advantage choice, mostly to save money. Plus,
Hoyt
Nov 2014
#48
If they go too high, you move to a more competitive plan or traditional Medicare with
Hoyt
Nov 2014
#66
Yet another reason why we need universal healthcare, not 'insurance'. nt
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Nov 2014
#53