In the fall of 2024, my best friend had back surgery. [View all]

In January of this year, the loser she lives with also had back surgery. She told me that when she had surgery, she was in the hospital for recovery for a week and then went to in-patient rehab for another week, but when the loser had surgery, he was out of the hospital on the third day. Imagine that. At the time of her surgery, she was still working; she had a union job with good insurance. The loser, on the other hand is "self-employed" (a felon out on bond that she paid; don't get me started) so who knows what kind of insurance he has, if any. Proof that with good insurance, you get good care and with not-so-good insurance, you get "sucks to be you."

When she retired, I tried to talk her out of getting a Medicare Advantage plan twice, but she went and got one anyway. I just hope it doesn't turn out to be "sucks to be you" when she goes to use it.

P.S. I know many people here have a Medicare Advantage plan and they love it. I sincerely hope it keeps working out for them, but I am skeptical.