Many people don’t understand that Medicare Advantage plans are health plan options. Anyone joining such a plan would get all their health care through that particular plan, including drug coverage.<\/p>\n
Medicare Advantage plans don’t ring a lot of bells with Americans because they aren’t familiar with that term. What they are familiar with is the following abbreviations (that are actually Medicare Advantage plans) \u2013 HMO, PPO, PFSP and MSNP. HMO is health maintenance organization, PPO is for preferred provider organizations, PFSP means private fee for service plans and MSNP represents Medicare special needs plans. All these various options offer people a lot of choices when it comes to choosing a health insurance plan<\/a> that works for them.<\/p>\n People who belong to an Advantage plan are issued a health insurance card, plus they have extra benefits and lower co-pays than if they opted to join Medicare. There is a restriction that people need to (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many people don’t understand that Medicare Advantage plans are health plan options. Anyone joining such a plan would get all their health care through that particular plan, including drug coverage. Medicare Advantage plans don’t ring a lot of bells with…<\/span><\/p>\n