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HSN doing a show called Aetna Making Sense of Medicare tonight

panda1234 — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 01:31:30 GMT

This is very odd, they are not selling anything. Is anyone watching?

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tansy — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 01:39:03 GMT

Not just odd but weird -- lol.

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DoneTryin — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 01:51:19 GMT

Aetna's hoping to sell Medicare supplement or advantage plans but I don't see what's in it for HSN. People can get info from their state's Medicare advisers. People already enrolled in Medicare get an annual booklet in Oct that has everything about it for the next year, & in the back it summarizes all the supplement/advantage plans available in their state. This HSN program is just as goofy as when they were selling cars recently.

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homedecor1 — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 01:52:43 GMT

my spouse has Aetna/Medicare given thru his employer (retired law enforcement -NJ) I recall a telemarketer (robo) calling to advise HSN would be showcasing the Aetna/Medicare plan today. Why? Who knows but we are FL residents.

i could be wrong but I do believe this is a infomercial for those looking into health plans and I believe at the end they will give phone info, etc.

what a large audience Aetna can reach by this airtime. I also have insurance through another carrier and boy my mailbox everyday has been filled with Aetna information to make the switch.

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DoneTryin — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 01:58:58 GMT

Yeah, every day there's at least one piece of mail from an insurance or drug company & it continues until the open enrollment period closes. Bombarded with kwap just as badly as prior to any kind of election. At least I can dump it all into the paper recycling bin.

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one RN many shoes — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 01:58:58 GMT

Just called to order free information packet. Back ordered until 11/23.

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Constance2 — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:04:34 GMT

What next? Burial plots? Or dental implants? I guess nothing is off limits in retail. ;-)

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DoneTryin — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:14:43 GMT

@one RN many shoes wrote:
Just called to order free information packet. Back ordered until 11/23.

@one RN many shoes did you know that you can research plans in your area by going to medicare.gov? You can do a general search using your ZIP code or a specfic search using your Medicare #

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Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:19:12 GMT

I changed the channel but I thought I saw them selling cars! They have two channels. I don't watch them much anymore.

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gabstoomuch — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:43:38 GMT

It is an info packet specific to Aetna, a sale for them, data mining for sure. I cannot figure out what is in it for HSN, unless they got paid big bucks for access to HSN's customer data base?

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Kachina624 — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 03:00:58 GMT

My guess is they've sold air time to Aetna, just as I'm sure QVC does to companies like Dyson, WEN, Serta, HP, etc et al.

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Desertdi — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 03:43:43 GMT

"Nursing homes" will be next.............

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Reba055 — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 03:47:23 GMT

@Kachina624 Right, you can bet they're paying HSN a huge sum of money to secure that much time.

It is weird but with all the confusion with insurance these days, it seems like a nice gesture for seniors. I haven't looked at it, are they giving out any info at all? Otherwise how do you fill that much time?