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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The vast majority of providers take Medicare. You have to work to put together a collection of providers who don’t. 
Also, Part B is voluntary. You can always choose not to sign up. Only Part A is automatic and sort of mandatory, and also has no premium. [/quote]

OP here. My internist, gynecologist, and physiatrist all opt out of Medicare. So I won’t be tapping into that coverage for the most part. I have to enroll in Medicare to take advantage of the free supplemental coverage from the previous employer. I kind of view it as paying for the supplemental insurance, not the Medicare. I won’t be using Medicare much at all. [/quote]

Not sure how you managed to find the 1% of providers who don’t take it, but you can easily fix this problem by switching to one of the 99% who do.[/quote]

Perhaps I am not making myself clear. I prefer these providers because they give me the time and attention that typical providers just don't have time for. My internist and gynecologist both cap the number of patients they will accept. When I have my yearly exam, my internist spends at least an hour with me and is extremely thorough. And not going through medicare simplifies the whole process and enables me to not even deal with them.[/quote]

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