I just became aware of this site: https://truecostofhealthcare.org/ by David Belk - a practicing physician who has been focused on uncovering the real reason we in the USA pay so much for healthcare.
The sections on Medicare and the value (or lack thereof) for supplemental or Advantage plans was enlightening. The case studies for the patient with a liver transplant and Part D was also very interesting.
His take is that Advantage, Supplemental and Part D policies are mostly not needed and a waste of money - usually benefiting the insurance company at the expense of everyone else, particularly the policy holder.
Thoughts? Has anyone seen his writing and recommendations?
BTW - I heard about this site via what I've found is an interesting monthly blog post that Chris Mamula shares called "Best of the Web" covering early retirement topics he's found over that month. Chris is part of the "Can I Retire Yet?" site. Here's a link: https://www.caniretireyet.com/august-2022-best-retirement-resources/
The sections on Medicare and the value (or lack thereof) for supplemental or Advantage plans was enlightening. The case studies for the patient with a liver transplant and Part D was also very interesting.
His take is that Advantage, Supplemental and Part D policies are mostly not needed and a waste of money - usually benefiting the insurance company at the expense of everyone else, particularly the policy holder.
Thoughts? Has anyone seen his writing and recommendations?
BTW - I heard about this site via what I've found is an interesting monthly blog post that Chris Mamula shares called "Best of the Web" covering early retirement topics he's found over that month. Chris is part of the "Can I Retire Yet?" site. Here's a link: https://www.caniretireyet.com/august-2022-best-retirement-resources/
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