If insurance companies are concerned seniors aren't getting benefits from a Medicare Advantage plan, then why isn't the stuff they advertise included?

[smahala1991]

In original Medicare? I have always found that odd that original Medicare never included dental, vision, or hearing even though all of it is detrimental to health and well being. Why do insurance companies sell supplemental plans instead of asking congress and the government to include it in original Medicare? I mean it was created to expand the lives of seniors wasn't it?

[jennifer_bloom]

Almost all businesses, including Christian ministry ones on t. v., care more about money and not ethics. They only follow ethics as far as they need to, to avoid getting thrown in prison. I know a guy that appeared on a Christian ministry channel for an interview about his book because he wrote about how he lived a sinful life and then changed his ways by becoming religious. The television host slandered him so many types and insinuated so many untrue ideas about who he was to make the story sound more intriguing to the readers viewing the show that I found her to be more dishonest than Donald Trump when it came to her desire to choose profit and financial gain over ethics and good conduct. I know the guy personally, and I read the book he wrote so I can see how disgustingly fake the tv host's portrayal of him was on the show.

[Tomisworthless]

It was created to extort more tax money from us as we are nothing but tax payers to them. Why would they want the seniors living longer? Majority are boomers who paid into social programs with them dead the government keeps those resources as the rest of the aging population is less populated there would be less being paid out.

[Anonymous]

What we're talking about is government administered health coverage versus private industry, and private industry will ALWAYS do a better job of it.

Medicare Advantage does a lot more to keep people as healthy as possible than the government could ever do.

[msc545]

The right-wing has been whining that Medicare is "too expensive" ever since it was enacted. What would they say and do if the cost went up a little?

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Most Insurance Companies that advertise are scammers.

[Fireguy17]

It's that time of year again, they are just trying hard to cash in.
The clock is ticking.

[LunarEclipse433]

I agree

[msc545]

As a health care provider, I will tell you that Medicare Advantage is a SCAM.

[smahala1991]

@msc545 not to mention the commercials make people look stereotypical and idiotic

[msc545]

Exactly. They can promise you all kinds of stuff and once you sign up for it they can also deny it. That is exactly what happens.