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Does Mayo Clinic take Medicare?

Visiting Mayo Clinic | Last Active: Oct 6 7:00pm | Replies (128)

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Great explanation! I would only add that people with Advantage plans do pay less BUT LOSE CHOICE. One must go to the doctors in their network. I have traditional Medicare with Medigap plan that lets me go where I want. I self-referred to Mayo for lung cancer and got an immediate appointment and surgery set up promptly. I did not have the anguish of waiting to get approval for anything, nor did I need a referral from my primary care doctor. The commercials on TV are outrageous and should not be allowed.

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Thanks for bringing that up. I have some friends who wanted to save money so they went with Advantage plans. One of them needed dermatological surgery, so instead of being seen locally, she had to drive 200 miles to get the procedure done.