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Old 09-08-2015, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
Be careful with the United Heathcare HMO option, we got this for my wife, and there were a few local doctors/practices that would not accept this insurance. She had to change doctors. I have an AARP United Heathcare supplemental plan and have not had any problems.

We had to WAIT over 3 months to get into the Villages Health Care system, once in it it has been very good for GENERAL aliments. In general if you need a specialist you will get referred to someone OUTSIDE of Villages Health.
We came from the Lehigh Valley area of PA., and the health network there had all of the specialist IN THE NETWORK, which was what I was expecting here, no such luck.
Hope this helps.
I agree - there are a lot better supplement plans than UHC Villages plan, which is all Village Health will take if you are on Medicare. I am pleased with Premiere Medical, even though they lost the best they had with Dr. Gegaj. They still have a pretty good staff and office personnel are pretty easy to deal with.