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(50,260 posts) Thu Jun 15, 2017, 09:43 PM Jun 2017

Saw a TV ad promoting a Medicare insurance with bells and whistles

low premiums etc., directing the viewer to.... Medicare.com... Com?

I remember when the whitehouse.com led visitors to a porn site..

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Saw a TV ad promoting a Medicare insurance with bells and whistles (Original Post) question everything Jun 2017 OP

it's a real site with real info but a come on run by the big insurance companies, wall street, etc.. pangaia Jun 2017 #1

Of course. Big insurance companies pretending to be from Medicare (nt) question everything Jun 2017 #4

Well, you got me there. That is true.. pangaia Jun 2017 #6

go to Medicare.gov for the actual Medicare site still_one Jun 2017 #2

I know. I just thought it is a sneaky way to pretend that is from Medicare (nt) question everything Jun 2017 #3

It is still_one Jun 2017 #5

Probably a Medicare Advantage plan Freddie Jun 2017 #7

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

1. it's a real site with real info but a come on run by the big insurance companies, wall street, etc..

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 09:48 PM

Jun 2017

eHealthInsurance Services,

https://medicare.com/

question everything

(50,260 posts)

4. Of course. Big insurance companies pretending to be from Medicare (nt)

Reply to pangaia (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 09:57 PM

Jun 2017

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

6. Well, you got me there. That is true..

Reply to question everything (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 10:03 PM

Jun 2017

still_one

(98,644 posts)

2. go to Medicare.gov for the actual Medicare site

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 09:52 PM

Jun 2017

question everything

(50,260 posts)

3. I know. I just thought it is a sneaky way to pretend that is from Medicare (nt)

Reply to still_one (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 09:57 PM

Jun 2017

still_one

(98,644 posts)

5. It is

Reply to question everything (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 10:00 PM

Jun 2017

Freddie

(9,841 posts)

7. Probably a Medicare Advantage plan

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 10:27 PM

Jun 2017

Which are great if you're a "young" healthy senior. Friend's dad has one and now that he's in his 80s and not healthy he's found that a lot of places don't take the plans. Also my daughter is a home care nurse case manager and from her perspective highly recommends staying with traditional Medicare.

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