Editorials & Other Articles

It doesn't change the reality that Medicare Advantage is Medicare.

I'm not disagreeing with you as to what they want, and I think the Medicare Advantage option should be removed - or, at a very minimum, clearly disclosed at a 5th grade reading level - including the consequences of signing up for Medicare Advantage (you can't ever - in most states - get back to traditional Medicare; your out of pocket maximums are high, the companies offering Medicare Advantage win when they deny care, limit your ability to choose your own physician, etc. It's a disgusting perversion of traditional Medicare.

But it is part of Medicare. And, while you are relatively young and healthy - and especially when the consequences aren't disclosed - it is an option many choose because in many states supplement plans are more than many can afford.

But it shouldn't be the default, and no one should be enrolled without opting in.