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Old 08-17-2016, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bimmertl View Post
So you apparently believe that UHC Medicare Advantage is the only company that pays Drs etc.? Amazing how other clinics and providers survive by not exclusively using UHC?

Only way to make VHC profitable was to get everybody in UHC Advantage. And now Lowenkron, who ran the failed plan for USF, works for Morse. So much for Marcus Welby!


USF pulls out of its $4 million specialty care clinic at the Villages | Tampa Bay Times
That doesn't really make a lot of sense. Since they are losing money with their current payer mix, it only makes sense to change the mix. Besides, they may have been made an offer they couldn't refuse.