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Old 08-19-2016, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Carla B View Post
What they said in their letter of July 12: "Because our superior care best aligns with Medicare Advantage we have decided to no longer accept Original Medicare...."
What they meant: "Because we are losing a great deal of money, we have decided to no longer accept Original Medicare..."

I don't think it has to do with age discrimination; after all, physicians don't have to accept Medicare patients period.

I wonder if TVHS ever thought of turning their system into a concierge practice. It might be more palatable to the Original Medicare crowd or maybe even all patients to pay a yearly fee to join, with the provision of not being forced into an Advantage program.
I always thought the path was being laid for a concierge practice. Especially in the beginning.