But is Medicare as good as the insurance you had before?

BugsJustFindMe 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I can't speak for aworks, but most of the people I've spoken to on it, like my mother, say it's better than the private insurance they had before.

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lokar 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I’m going to need to buy on the individual market. Talking to a broker he said Medicare is a great deal, and you should take it if you can.

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aworks 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

For general medical coverage, it was better for my Mom and now it seems better for me. Some things are not covered with traditional Medicare e.g. dental and vision.

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BugsJustFindMe 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Dental and vision aren't covered by private medical insurance either, and private dental insurance typically has max annual payouts low enough (like $1k/1.5k) to make it basically a scam unless you know you'll actually get use out of it.

	▲	aworks an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I had a separate dental insurance policy but as you suggest, it didn't make much sense and I dropped it. So yes, dental/vision was a wash versus private medical insurance. There are some other therapies I no longer have any coverage for under Medicare.

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Exoristos 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

A lot depends one what you do for Part C (if you do).