I just got a packet from AARP for Medicare Supplement Plans --

[RC]

The return envelope is addressed to United Healthcare Insurance Company.

How can this be a good thing?

[Ruby the Liberal]

1. All of the Medicare supplement plans are run by private ins companies.

UnitedHealth Group is who AARP chose.

[RC]

6. Yeah but, Isn't United Healthcare the worst of the worst?

For what's wrong with health insurance companies?

[WillowTree]

9. United Healthcare is bigger, but UniCare is by far the worst in the industry.

[Thickasabrick]

2. Do you mind me asking how much? nt

[RC]

7. Here ya go.

[Thickasabrick]

8. Thank you! Those rates are actually pretty doable - I'm paying

$400 a month for single coverage now and that is only 60% of the cost as my retirement plan picks up the other 40%.

[wtbymark]

3. because medicare suppliment plans are private plans

like medicare advantage is not medicare, its a private plan by a private for profit company.

Medicare needs to be fixed, and no one in the private sector should be able to use the word medicare to promote their product.

[petersjo02]

4. AARP's Medicare supplement plan is from United Healthcaree.

There are many other Medicare supplement policies available. When I was evaluating potential coverage for my husband, and five years later for me, I found that Wellmark (BC/BS) of Iowa had lower rates than United (or any other insurance co.) for the same coverage. All Medicare supplements have to offer the same coverage, a range of policies from A to F so your main incentive is to find the supplement available in your state that costs the least. We chose plan F. I know BC/BS get a bad rap on DU. For some reason our Wellmark coverage in Iowa (and South Dakota) are sound programs at fairly reasonable rates. Husband and I have both had several serious illnesses and major surgeries. Between Medicare and Wellmark, we've never paid a penny out of pocket for any of our healthcare bills.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. It's cheaper to go straight United than thru AARP.

That's what I found anyway.