What are Medicare Advantage Plans (MAPs) and should I switch from Original Medicare (OM Parts A & B)?

What are Medicare Advantage Plans (MAPs) and should I switch from Original Medicare (OM Parts A & B)?
  • MAPs are the civilian marketplace equivalent (Medicare Part C) of OM.

  • MAPs are state regulated, so there are numerous variations available in each state.

  • Yes, you will still have TRICARE for Life to act as your MAP supplement.

  • Avoid MAPs that include pharmacy coverage (Medicare Part D), it will interfere with your TRICARE pharmacy plan.

  • There are pluses and minuses with MAPs, everyone must do their due diligence to see if it makes sense to drop OM for a MAP.

 

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Capt. Paul J. Frost, AFC®, USN (Ret)
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