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BEWARE! Her mother was switched from Medicare to Medicare Advantage without her consent.

Title: BEWARE! Her Mother Was Switched from Medicare to Medicare Advantage Without Her Consent

A caller to Politics Done Right told our audience that her mother was switched from Traditional Medicare to Medicare Advantage without her consent. Here is what you should know.

Her mother was switched from Medicare to Medicare Advantage.

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Summary:

Linda, a caller to Politics Done Right on KPFT, shared a troubling story about her elderly mother’s automatic switch from traditional Medicare to Medicare Advantage without her consent. This unexpected change jeopardized her mother’s access to critical care at MD Anderson, a facility that doesn’t accept Medicare Advantage (MA). Linda’s experience is a stark warning about how private insurers, with little oversight, prioritize profits over seniors’ well-being, often through misleading “seamless conversion” policies. She urges listeners to check their Medicare status to avoid similar situations regularly.

Linda’s story highlights the dangers of a profit-driven healthcare system where private Medicare Advantage plans increasingly undermine public Medicare’s mission. Without sufficient oversight, insurers are auto-enrolling seniors, compromising their healthcare access. This reflects a larger conservative push to hand over public health programs to private companies, a move that threatens seniors’ security. It’s vital that we protect traditional Medicare, advocate for greater transparency, and demand that lawmakers prioritize the healthcare needs of Americans over corporate profits.

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