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Cancer Survivor Blocked From Switching Off Medicare Advantage
Original: At 69, She Tried to Leave Medicare Advantage. Her Cancer Had Been Gone Four Years. One Medigap Insurer Required Five
A 69-year-old woman who had been cancer-free for four years tried to leave her Medicare Advantage plan to switch to Medigap supplemental coverage, but was denied because one Medigap insurer required five years cancer-free before underwriting her. The case highlights how switching out of Medicare Advantage can be difficult for people with pre-existing conditions, since Medigap plans can impose medical underwriting outside guaranteed-issue windows.
Why now: It underscores growing concern about Medicare Advantage enrollment traps and the difficulty seniors face switching back to traditional Medicare with supplemental coverage.
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- At 69, She Tried to Leave Medicare Advantage. Her Cancer Had Been Gone Four Years. One Medigap Insurer Required Five · 24/7 Wall St.
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