Medical coverage in Dec and January
Now that 1/6 th of the US economy is turning to end of year contract renewals/program coverage selections, I get the feeling that there is an awful lot of tension on the part of providers regards in n...
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WyoTraveler wrote:
Not sure but seems most problems I have heard with Medicare is when people sign over their medicare benefits to an HMO. Then they seem to be limited to local areas and travel becomes a problem. My medicare works in all 50 states with no problem. Secondary also works but it is not a localized HMO. I do realize an HMO may work better if I was in one area.
I have a friend who is somewhat of an expert on Medicare stuff, and she says to never, ever go with an HMO. She says they're notorious for trying to kick patients out of the hospital early, not paying for rehab stays, etc. She's told me so many horror stories there's no way we'd ever consider an HMO. Ever.
