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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by refurb on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @02:40PM (#20347255)
Medicare Advantage includes Parts A,B,D and are run by private insurers as well.

It just irks me when people call for "Medicare for all", but clearly don't understand what Medicare actually is.

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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by robbintt on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @06:59PM (#20349796)
Not accurate. Part A and B are paid directly to medicare.
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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by refurb on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @09:31PM (#20350737)
Part C plans offer Part A and B through private insurers.
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