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Old 07-27-2016, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by jampbell View Post
Recently, several posts have commented that the change at TVH in not accepting traditional Medicare insurance is no big deal as doctors change insurance plans frequently. I strongly disagree in that while it is not a big deal if one doctor changes insurance plans but when a group of roughly 40 doctors simultaneously change insurance plans that affect 10,000 to 15,000 that is a huge deal!! - particularly when we were welcomed into the plan originally and were encouraged to join through various sales representations. Moveover, the fact that those 40 physicians are no longer accessible to traditional Medicare patients greatly reduces the pool of doctors who continue to accept traditional Medicare. For those not affected by this change that's great but for those of us affected I share your sense of outrage and betrayal. Ultimately for some of this will affect our decision to stay in the villages. I also hope that any future Villages sales representations are accurate in spelling out the new TVH restrictions
We were of Medicare age and on Medicare together with our very good company insurance when the Health System opened here and they did not accept our insurance. Oh well.

We found other doctors but I am still jealous of anyone who can use the health system. I have only heard good things about it. All of the time I hear from folks here, No I don't go to that doctor because he doesn't accept my insurance. I keep looking for someone to blame, but it won't be the Morses.
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