'Watching the clues': Uncertainty clouds Medicare broker conference
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FH - "I'm the first person to call my baby ugly," he said, referencing poor practices surrounding in-home risk assessments, deceptive marketing practices and unutilized supplemental benefits that all contribute to a poor view of the program. "But what I will tell you is the following: the other baby is uglier."
That other baby, in his eyes, is traditional Medicare, a program he considers to be unaffordable for too many Americans.
I am curious to know how he defines unaffordable.
Are premiums the only factor in determining affordability? If so, then that ignores the elephant in the room, which is the cost of CARE.
That seems like smurfing if you want to be honest about comparing the two offerings.
FH - The health equity index within the star ratings system has since been rebranded to the Excellent Health Outcomes for All (EHO4all) reward.
A rose, by any other name, is still a rose . . . thorns and all
Here is a novel idea for revamping the MA product. How about making it a pure health insurance product and elinating the glitter?
If you want to be honest about the growth in MA plans you need to take into account not only the premium but the perceived value of addon trinkets like dental, vision, etc which are not included in traditional health insurance plans.
That other baby, in his eyes, is traditional Medicare, a program he considers to be unaffordable for too many Americans.
I am curious to know how he defines unaffordable.
Are premiums the only factor in determining affordability? If so, then that ignores the elephant in the room, which is the cost of CARE.
That seems like smurfing if you want to be honest about comparing the two offerings.
FH - The health equity index within the star ratings system has since been rebranded to the Excellent Health Outcomes for All (EHO4all) reward.
A rose, by any other name, is still a rose . . . thorns and all
Here is a novel idea for revamping the MA product. How about making it a pure health insurance product and elinating the glitter?
If you want to be honest about the growth in MA plans you need to take into account not only the premium but the perceived value of addon trinkets like dental, vision, etc which are not included in traditional health insurance plans.
according to him "average senior annual income is $54,000, and the average couple spends roughly $12,000/year on OM" -- $184 on Part B + $200/mo on medigap + Part D premium x 2
And in Lake Woebegone the women are strong, the men are good looking and all the children are above average . . .
sounds like a nice place
Medicare bro
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Georgia, where the men are men and the women are too.
Dude. Georgia has some of the most beautiful women on the planet.
And most of them have restraining orders against me.
Medicare bro
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You sure those are women?
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