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Is Essential Thrombocythemia a blood disease or cancer?
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My Medicare Advantage plan is one through my former employment and is a state plan. So far I've been satisfied with it, but I've not had any hospitalizations and I'm not on any expensive meds. I don't know much about the plans offered to individuals, other than they vary a LOT and also vary by location. The drug coverage probably varies a lot, too. The Medicare Supplement plans used to be standardized as to benefits but not price, but I don't know if they still are. (My husband was on one but he passed away in 2012.)
I wish I knew what plan to suggest but I don't have a clue. Perhaps there are resources available to provide guidance? That might be worth checking on.
Best wishes and prayers for you.
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Thank you for your reply. I was told by a friend from high school who sells Medicare plans that she thought SCAN Alta Advantage plan here was much better than Kaiser last year when we both turned Medicare age. That is what she went with. She suggested I get it and choose a primary doc who refers to UCSD so I could see a MPN specialist which sounds like a good idea. I have not heard back from her if it still is a good if that would be a good option for 2026.
I am just blessed to feel absolutely fine. I was only given my MPN diagnosis from going to a new insurance plan (Medicare Advantage) after not being happy with the insurance and hand specialist choices I had through my husband’s employer last year when they determined I had high platelets from routine lab work. I take daily low dose aspirin now. I was going for a second opinion on my enlarged non painful right right finger proximal phalangeal joint but nothing has gotten done by them on that and I know won’t as I have seen two of their hand specialist who really do not know what it is. I know open enrollment started on October 15 so I need to keep researching better options.
Have a blessed weekend.
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@cec2 I went to a local insurance agent when I got the plan I have now. That plan has increased every year since 2019 . I checked on the Medicare.gov page they have drug plans and supplement plans most of the plans I never heard of .So I am going to a local agent on Monday I know that I want to stay with a G low deductible plan hoping the agent will know what is the best low cost option . I pay $166.15 now which doesn't sound so bad except that my husband pays $178.50 so our insurance is $344 a month. The plan I have now is Anthem and it pays great so I am a little fearful to switch so I hope the agent will have a solution.